Chapter 3: My Profile

Tap the three dots at the top right of the Samaj, Contacts or Social tab and choose Profile.

The Profile from the Samaj tab is the full version. It shows your Location, Caste and Samaj cards. The Profile from the Contacts or Social tab is shorter and shows your photo, name, mobile number and SMJ Points.

• Your photo, name and a status label.
• Name: you can edit it.
• Location (State, District, Taluka, Native Village) on the full version.
• Caste and Samaj on the full version.
• Mobile Number.
• SMJ Points.
• Account Status, only if the account has been banned.

1. Open Profile.
2. Tap the edit icon on the Name card.
3. Type your new name and tap Save. You see "Saved".

The name cannot be empty. Your contacts and groups see the new name.

1. Tap the camera icon on your photo.
2. Choose a picture from your gallery.
3. Crop it and confirm.

You see "Profile picture updated". Tap your photo to view it full screen.

No. Your mobile number is your account.

No. Your Samaj is set by your village and caste. To change it, see 3.5.

• Village Admin: you are an admin of your village.
• Verified Member: your village admins approved you.
• Verification Pending: you are waiting for approval (see 1.5).

A shield with "Admin" means you are a village admin. A blue tick with "verified" means you are an approved member.

Your account was blocked for breaking the rules. The reason is shown on the card.

Tap their photo or name in a chat, the members list or a contact tile.

• Photo and name.
• Their status label (Village Admin, Verified Member or Verification Pending).
• Mobile number.
• Samaj and Native Village, if they have joined one.
• Business name, if they have a business, with a View Business Profile button.

That number is in your contacts but has no KuhuChat account. You can invite them from your Contacts tab.

The profile could not be found. Check your connection and try again.

No.

If you blocked them, or they blocked you, their content is hidden (see 3.6).

When you add a business name in your Business Hub, your profile shows it as a Business card with a View Business Profile button. People who open your profile can tap it to see your business.

Tap the business bag icon on the Samaj tab, or open the Business Hub, and follow the steps in the Business chapter.

Your profession can appear on your matrimony biodata. See the Matrimony chapter.

SMJ Points is a points balance shown on your My Profile screen as "SMJ". It starts at 0.

On My Profile, in the highlighted SMJ Points card.

Points are shown on your profile. Details of how points are earned and used will be announced in the app.

When you picked the wrong caste or village, or your registration was for the wrong place.

1. On the Samaj tab, tap the three dots and open Profile.
2. Tap the edit icon on the Caste card (the Location card edit works the same way).
3. Read the "Start Samaj again?" warning.
4. Type CONFIRM and tap Continue.
5. Wait while it resets. The registration form opens.
6. Choose your caste, subcaste and village and tap JOIN SAMAJ.

• Your family tree and relations (your relatives will be told).
• Your matrimony profile and interests.
• Your admin seat, admin applications and merge votes.

Your chats, contacts, posts and businesses.

Your new village may need to approve you (see 1.5).

You must type CONFIRM exactly. It does not matter whether it is capital or small letters.

You see "Something went wrong. Please try again." Check your internet and try again.

Long-press a person in your Contacts list or in your Samaj members list, then tap Block. Confirm the question.

They cannot message you or see your wall, family tree, business or status. You also stop seeing theirs. Their tile shows a Blocked label.

If you blocked them, tapping your tile shows "This contact is private". They are not told that you blocked them.

"You've blocked this contact".

1. Tap the three dots and open Blocked Users.
2. Tap Unblock beside the person.
3. Confirm "Unblock [name]?".

You will be able to see and interact with them again.

In Blocked Users. If it is empty you see "No blocked users".

No. Only people who have a KuhuChat account can be blocked.