How to use KnoBee

KnoBee is your family's own private space: one family tree that the whole family builds together, with posts, chats, calls and reminders that stay inside the family.

KnoBee can look the way you like. Pick a style (Modern, Sunset or Classic), light or dark colours, and Compact or Large view. Large view makes text, photos and buttons bigger: best for elders. The change shows on every screen at once, on the phone and on knobee.app.

KnoBee speaks 15 languages: English, हिन्दी, ਪੰਜਾਬੀ, বাংলা, मराठी, ગુજરાતી, தமிழ், తెలుగు, ಕನ್ನಡ, മലയാളം, ଓଡ଼ିଆ, অসমীয়া, اردو, भोजपुरी and मैथिली. Every button, message and reminder changes to your language.

At the bottom of the screen there are always five buttons. Whatever you are doing, tap one of them to come back.

The tree opens with you in the middle: parents above, children below, brothers, sisters and your spouse beside you. Each card shows the relation, work and city. Tap any card to move the tree to that person.

Adding someone takes a few seconds: only the name, male or female, and whether they are alive. A mobile number is optional; with it, they can find themselves when they join. Birth date, city and more are under More info.

For an elder who has passed away, keep the date of death (a year is enough). Tap Shraddh tithi: KnoBee works out the tithi from the panchang. Add the time of death for an exact answer, or choose one of the 16 tithis yourself. Please confirm it with your pandit.

When a relative adds you to someone ("Anaya Arora as your daughter"), you are asked to confirm. Tap Confirm if it is right; Not right removes the link from your tree.

Sometimes two relatives add the same grandfather separately. KnoBee notices (same name, spouse, year) and asks: are these the same person? Choose which details to keep. Nothing is lost, and a merge can be undone for 30 days. This is also how a wedding joins two families' trees.

If you added someone by mistake, you can delete that entry yourself within 7 days of adding it, as long as nothing has been added to it since: no wife or husband, no children, and they have no KnoBee account of their own. Only the person who added the entry sees this button. Nobody is told, and the points for adding them are taken back.

Removing someone from the tree needs a family vote, so nobody can delete relatives alone (only an entry you added by mistake in the last 7 days, see the page before). If someone added you to the wrong family, Leave this family cuts only the links others made; what you added stays.

At a wedding you meet someone and don't remember who they are. Point the camera at them: KnoBee tells you their name and how they are related to you. First scan your own face once (three quick captures). Only a face print in numbers is kept, never the photo.

The profile shows how you are related, step by step, plus birthday, city, school, work and business, family pages and their posts. From here you can message them, check your Bond score, become mates or schedule a message for a special day.

Add a photo, other names (pet names help relatives find you), birth date, city, school, religion, gotra and blood group. The bar on top shows how complete the profile is. You can also edit relatives who are not on KnoBee yet.

Tell the family what you do: Business, Job, Service or Professional. Choose categories (about 220, or add your own), the company or shop name, one or more places, and whether you also work online. Relatives then find you in Family nearby → Products & services. Each place shows a Google Maps tag; switch off Show location to relatives if you prefer.

A fun numerology reading of the bond between you and a relative, with stars and a percentage. Share it with them on WhatsApp or post it for the family. It is just for fun, not a horoscope.

Some words are kept in a sealed envelope and opened only on the right day: a birthday, Diwali, or your child's wedding day. Record them today as a message, a voice note or a video. The envelope stays sealed: nobody can open it, not even you. It opens only when you are no longer there to say those words yourself, and then on each occasion, every year for up to 50 years. Even when you are not there, your children and grandchildren will keep receiving your blessings.

The feed shows what the family shares: news, photos, wishes. Each post shows who wrote it and how they are related to you, with the latest comments. Like it, add an emoji, comment or save it. The three dots open more: view profile, see the relation, start a chat, save, send in a chat or report.

Write what is new, add photos or videos, or take one with the camera. Choose Update for daily news, or Family announcement for big news (a new baby, sad news, other news), which reaches more relatives. Photos can be edited with stickers and frames, or turned into a Boomerang.

For a new baby, choose the father and mother from the tree, boy, girl or twins, the name and date of birth: KnoBee adds the baby to the tree and shares the good news. For sad news, choose who passed away and the date; the tree is updated and the family is told with respect.

Comments open below the post; write and tap send. Posts you saved with the bookmark are kept in Saved posts (bookmark at the top of the feed).

Private chats with relatives and family groups. Quick replies like Namaste and Good morning are one tap. Tap the mic to send a voice note, or use the + for photos, videos and your location. Unread shows only new messages.

Call one relative or many at once, voice or video, free over the internet. Choose people from the tree or open a whole branch. When someone calls you, the phone rings with the KnoBee ringtone: tap Join.

Make a group for cousins, a wedding or a trip. Pick members from the tree. In Group info you can change the name and photo, make admins, mute or leave.

Send one message to many relatives, each in their own chat: a wedding invitation, a festival wish. Save the people you message often as a list ("Chacha's family") and reuse it, or make a group from it.

Your Hive is everyone connected to you through any relation. See how many relatives you have, how many are on KnoBee, your score and the family tools: Mates, Family pages, Matrimony, Family nearby, SOS, Who is this?, Same person? and Invite family.

Counts only, never names: how your family grew month by month, men and women, age groups, cities and countries, religions, surnames, and business and services. A map shows where the family lives.

You earn points for adding relatives, inviting them (more when they join), finding forgotten families and helping complete profiles. Tap a number to see the list. The KnoBee Challenge "How Live is Your Hive" runs from time to time with rewards.

Mate a relative to see their posts first, like following. It does not push your posts to them. Mates who mated you back appear with Mate back.

A family page is the home of a whole family ("Arora family"): posts, a timeline, members with their relation, work and city, and Heritage: the kuldevi, gotra, native village and customs, written down for the next generation. Each line can be family-only or public.

Need shoes, a dentist or a CA? Buy from family. The map shows every family business. Type what you need, or tick one or more categories in the list (the number shows how many relatives offer it). Results come nearest first; tap a pin to open the profile or chat.

Going to a new city, college or company? Ask if anyone from the family is there. Relatives there receive your question; you only see those who choose to answer.

Make a biodata for yourself or close family. Matches come from your whole extended family, nearest relations first, with how they are connected. Filters are your choice; nothing is imposed. Show interest opens a chat with whoever manages that biodata.

In a real emergency, hold the big SOS button for 2 seconds. Your close family and every relative in your city get an alert, with your location if you allow it. Choose what is happening (medical, accident, stranded) and add a short message. Blood group on profiles helps relatives donate.

Your own page: your photo and score, your family badges level by level, easy tasks, invites, and everything else: Confirm relations, Mates, Family pages, Matrimony, Family nearby, Who is this?, Same person?, SOS and Settings.

Easy questions help the tree grow: "Do you have more brothers or sisters?", "What work do you do?", "What does your brother do: the same as his father's business?", wedding dates, invites. Each level you finish earns a family badge. Later rests a question; Don't know is fine too.

Everything new in one place: relatives added, someone asking the family, a forgotten branch found, birthdays and Shraddh reminders. Tap one to open it; Read all clears the list.

Demo family, language, style, theme and view, which notifications you get (chats, family news, SOS), whether relatives can find you by city, The KnoBee Challenge, invite family or a friend, privacy policy and terms, and This is not my family.

The numbers and emails you sign in with. Add a second number so you can still sign in if you change phones. Relatives' saved numbers are shown here for you to verify or remove.

Practise on a made-up family of 401 relatives: open every feature, nothing can be changed or broken. Your own account stays safe; tap End demo to come back.