> Every COPY help article and guide is listed in [llms.txt](https://getcopy.app/llms.txt).

# Can you send voice messages without a phone number?

Talk to a friend without registering your number.

COPY is a private walkie talkie app for iPhone. You can send voice messages without registering a phone number or email. Send a friend an invite link and you'll have a channel together.

## Connect through a link

1. Get COPY on iPhone. Tap an empty channel and choose **A friend**.
2. Send the invite through whatever chat you already use. Your friend needs COPY too.
3. Once they join, turn to their channel. Hold the button to talk and let go to send.

They open COPY to listen and send one back. Your connection stays on the dial, so you can turn to them next time.

The link gives access to the channel, so send it directly to the person you mean to invite. For a few friends, [make a group](https://getcopy.app/help/make-a-group) and share one link with them.

## Keep your recovery key

COPY gives you 24 words to restore your identity when you change or lose your phone. [Save those somewhere private](https://getcopy.app/help/recovery-key). There isn't a forgot-password email to fall back on.

Talking is free on iPhone, over Wi-Fi or cellular data. [Send one invite](https://getcopy.app/help/invite-a-friend) to the person you'd like on your dial.

## Sources

- [COPY: Privacy policy](https://getcopy.app/privacy)
- [COPY: Recovery key](https://getcopy.app/help/recovery-key)

Last updated October 16, 2026. Web page: https://getcopy.app/guides/voice-messages-without-phone-number