Practical Solutions to Kik Login & Operation Issues

Kik is another popular messaging app following WhatsApp. This app is great to communicate with family, friends, colleagues and so on. It allows you to use photos, videos, audio and other media files. Another advantage of Kik is that this service does not require real-name registration or mobile phone number.

If you are a member of Kik or plan to join Kik, well, you may have come across or will come across various problems such as Kik login issue. And below we list some common problems while using Kik and offer you ultimate solutions.

Problem 1: Unable to Register a Kik Account

If you are new to Kik, then you will need to sign up an account before a successful Kik messenger login. But there are chances that you are not be able to create a Kik account after you fill in the registration forms and click the “Create Account” button. This happens mostly because of the network condition. So you may need to check your network and try again.

1. Turn off your Wi-Fi or Mobile data connection and then turn it on later.
2. Change another Wi-Fi.
3. Restart the Kik app.
4. Uninstall and reinstall the app.

Tips: If you want a good Kik names, you can try SpinXO, KikPub, Nickname Generator, etc.

Problem 2: Unable to Complete Kik Login

"Oops. This is taking longer than usual. Please try again." You may receive such a notification when you are trying to login your Kik account. You may come across a failed Kik log in if you are connecting to a poor network. And below are some solutions to this.

1. Toggle your connections off and then on in your phone Settings or Notification bar.
2. Switch network connection to 4G data or try another Wi-Fi network.
3. Shut down and restart the Kik app.

Problem 3: Unable to Open or Save Received Images and Videos

After a successful Kik login, you can use Kik to chat with other using media files. And sometimes you are not able to open or save the images and videos you receive from your friends. This may occur when the image or video fails to completely and successfully upload because of the poor network connection. So you can check your network and you can try solutions mentioned in Problem 1 and 2 and then open and save them again.

Problem 4: Kik Chats and Contacts Get Deleted

There may be a chance that you lost your Kik chat history and contacts after you update the Kik to a higher version. If you are suffering from this problem, you may need to reset your Kik. But if you reset you Kik account, the chat history will be erased. So make sure you’ve backed up the Kik data before resetting. And you can reset your Kik account via this: go to "Settings" > "Your Account" > "Reset Kik".

How to Recover Deleted Kik Messages on iPhone?

If you deleted or lost some Kik messages on your iPhone, you can use cFone iOS Data Recovery to get them back. You can download and install this app on your computer and then follow below steps:

Step 1. Connect iPhone to Computer

Launch cFone iOS Data Recovery on your computer and then connect your iPhone to the computer. Click on "Data Recovery" and select "Recover from iOS Device" option.

Step 2. Scan iPhone for Lost Kik Messages

Now select the file type that you want to recover. You can then select “Kik & Attachments” only and deselect other types to save time. Then simply click the "Start Scan" button to let this program scan your iPhone to locate deleted Kik messages. The scanning process may last a few minutes, depending on the amount of data on your device.

Step 3. Preview and Recover Deleted Kik Messages from Your iPhone

Once the program finishes scanning your iPhone, it will generate a scan result where you can find both lost and existing data on your iPhone. To filter out the deleted data on your iOS device, you can swipe the option "Only display the deleted items" to ON. By clicking the file type in the left side, you can preview the found data.

When you find the data you need, just put the check mark in front of the box to select them. After then, click the "Recover" button at the bottom right of the window. And you should be asked if you want to "Recover to Computer" or "Recover to Device". If you want to put these messages back to your iOS device, click "Recover to Device".

And now after the Kik login on your iPhone, you should see the lost Kik messages and chat history.