Passing encounters
A familiar face on a journey, a greeting you never got to share.
Start a connectionFaceTA · Connect through a photo
No contact details?
Start with a photo.
A photo can be the start of a conversation. Leave a message for someone you hope to meet again, or take a selfie to discover who is looking for you.
- Reconnect with friends
- Meet on campus
- Discover new connections
Every encounter matters
How many people will cross your path in a lifetime?
How many were people you wanted to know, but never had a chance to meet?
29.2million
In a world of passing faces, some encounters stay with us long after the moment is gone.
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A fleeting meeting can become a story. Give it another chance to continue.
Photo connections
A photo can open the door to a new connection
No contact details? Leave the words you never got to say.
Choose a photo, leave a message, and give the person you hope to know a chance to discover your greeting.
A different way to connect people — starting with the face you remember.
Leave a photo message
Selfies & new friends
Take a selfie. Discover a world of new friends.
Someone may already be hoping to know you.
A selfie lets you discover whether someone has left a message for you. Read their story and choose whether to start a conversation.
Explore available message rewards in the mini program, alongside the connections waiting for you.
Discover with a selfieMoments that connect us
Every encounter.
A new possibility.
Photo recognition offers another way to reach out when you have no contact details — from everyday encounters to old friends and campus life.
Reconnect with old friends
Reach out to an old classmate or a friend you lost touch with.
Start a connection
Face ID · New connections
A new way to connect through a face
FaceTA brings photo recognition and messaging together, creating another way for people to reconnect.
Three invention patents disclosed on the official website
2017
Messaging method and devices
ZL201710478253.3
2018
Messaging for strangers
ZL201810778927.6
2023
Payments and temporary user accounts
ZL202310742458.3
FaceTA — find people through a photo
Privacy by design
Keep connections open. Give privacy clear boundaries.
A photo can start a connection without making your real photo public. FaceTA applies identity checks, visibility boundaries and data protection throughout the experience.
Photo messages are claimed by their recipient
Photos uploaded to leave a message are not made public to other users. The intended recipient must complete facial identity verification and claim the messages addressed to them before viewing those photos.
Public posts use cartoon portraits
Public find-person posts display cartoon portraits separately from private photo messages. Only the verified recipient can claim photos sent to them. Public comments and private messages have different visibility rules.
Authentic selfies require identity checks
Blind-box authentic selfies must be uploaded by their subject and pass selfie and facial identity checks. Someone else’s photo cannot replace the uploader’s verification. These selfies are shared with eligible viewers under the feature’s rules.
Selfie verification confirms it is you
Selfie verification is not intended to collect facial data. Photo comparison and liveness checks confirm that the person using the account is real and is the intended recipient of the photo message, helping prevent someone else from claiming your messages.
A new chance to connect
Turn a passing moment into a hello.
Scan to leave a note for someone you remember — or discover who is hoping to meet you.
Scan to try the mini program