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Golo

Lucknow gay chat, without a photo

Golo is a free app for Lucknow gay chat and dating: a chat and dating app for gay and bisexual men in India, aged 18 and over, with no profile photos at all. The whole app is in Hindi too.

Lucknow is the capital of Uttar Pradesh, and the state is a single entry in Golo’s State filter. That entry also holds Noida, in the west of the state, and Ghaziabad, so choosing Uttar Pradesh is not the same as choosing Lucknow. Gay chat in India has the other cities.

Find men in Lucknow on Golo

The first three steps happen in Browse, the first tab, and its Filters sheet.

  1. Open Browse

    It starts on All states, sorted by Last active, so the men seen most recently come first.

  2. Set Sort by to Nearby

    In Filters, choose Nearby and tap Apply. Browse is built from the men nearest to you, and Nearby lists the ones online now first, then the rest, each closest first.

  3. Choosing Uttar Pradesh drops Delhi, not Noida

    It drops anyone outside the state, Delhi included, because Delhi has its own entry. The rest of Uttar Pradesh stays in, so keep Sort by on Nearby.

  4. Use Golo in Hindi

    Settings, then Language, then हिन्दी. Every screen changes at once; Hindi gay chat has the details.

Going to Noida or Delhi? Delhi gay chat explains how Delhi and Noida sit in the filter. Before you meet anyone, read Golo’s Community Guidelines.

Golo is safety-first by design

On for everyone from the moment you sign up, except App Lock, which you switch on in Settings. Nothing here costs anything.

  • No profile photo, anywhere

    Golo has no profile picture field at all. People read your name, age, position and a short bio — not your face.

  • An approximate distance, never your spot

    Others only ever see roughly how many kilometres away you are, never your exact location.

  • Chat photos open once

    A photo sent inside a chat opens exactly once, and then we delete it from our servers.

  • Messages clear after 30 days

    Every message deletes itself after 30 days, so old conversations are not sitting on your phone.

  • App Lock and no screenshots

    A PIN or your fingerprint in front of the app, and screen capture and recording are blocked throughout.

  • A phone number, nothing else

    Sign up with your mobile number and a one-time code — no email, and no Google or Facebook login tying Golo to the rest of your life. 18+ only.

Common questions

Will men in Kanpur show up?

They can. Kanpur is in Uttar Pradesh, about 80 km west of Lucknow, and Golo has no city or area filter, so the State filter cannot leave it out. On Nearby, the men closest to you come first, among those online now and then among the rest.

Is Golo on iPhone?

Not yet. Golo is an Android app; an iPhone version is not available.

Be one of the first on Golo

No profile photos. Sign up with your number, set your filters, and start talking.

Download on Google Play
  • Free, no ads
  • 18+ only
  • 9 languages
Golo’s Browse screen: a grid of nearby profiles with name, age, distance and position, some marked online now, and no photos