Talk to strangers without leading with your face

Half the reason people stop using stranger-chat sites is what shows up in the first two seconds. On Peel the first two seconds are an avatar and a voice, and the conversation decides the rest.

Start a random call

Start a conversation, not an audition

Choose topics and Peel prefers people who chose the same. Chat in the call, send a reaction, play Peel-and-Win if you want something to do together. If it is going nowhere, skip.

How a call on Peel works

You are an avatar first. Your camera drives an avatar that copies your expressions, and your voice can go out in a persona. The other person sees the avatar, not your face.
Peel one step at a time. Background, then face, then real voice, then a private room you both keep. Each step needs both of you to agree, and either of you can go back at any moment.
Or skip the mask. Turn on "Show my face from the start" and you are matched only with people who chose the same, so nobody sees a face they did not opt into.

What Peel does about the usual problems

Nudity. Every call is checked on both phones, in the call itself. One hit masks the camera and warns; a second ends the call and keeps that person off the grid.

Under-18s. A face age check with a liveness step runs before random calls, for guests too, not a tick box. Three failed tries lock the device for 24 hours; all three under 18 refuse it for good.

Screenshots of your face. What leaves your phone is cut to the step you agreed to: black frames while masked, and at the background step the face is painted over before the video is sent, not just hidden on the other side.

Reports. Reporting sends the last seconds of what the checks saw, and bans key on the device, not only the account, so a fresh sign-up on the same phone does not wash it off.

If someone behaves badly

Report them from the call. The report carries the last few seconds of what the on-device checks saw, and a reviewer acts on it. Bans key on the device and network, not only the account, so a new sign-up on the same phone does not clear it.

Questions people ask

Do I have to show my face at all?

No. You can talk from behind an avatar for the whole call, and for every call.

Can I stay anonymous and still make friends?

Yes. After the last step you both get a private room that keeps working, and you choose a public name that is never your phone number or email.

What if my face leaves the frame?

If you are showing your face, the camera masks itself while you are out of view and comes back when you return.

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