Heard is the simplest thing Haklo does. You write one line about something you noticed in someone in your family. They see it the next time they open Haklo — alone, full-screen, no preamble.
That's the whole feature.
There are no push notifications, no read receipts, no streaks. Heard notes are gifts, given without expectation that the recipient will respond, react, or even tell you they saw it.
Sending
When can I send a Heard note?
Anytime. Heard lives on your home screen, ready when something hits you. Haklo doesn't pick the moment for you — that's the point.
How do I know my note was delivered?
When you see "Heard, delivered," your note is waiting for them. They'll see it the next time they open Haklo.
We don't tell you when they open it. That's intentional. Trust that it landed, and let the moment happen in their own time.
Can the recipient change what I wrote?
No. Once sent, a Heard note can't be edited — not by you, not by the recipient, not by anyone. The only thing the recipient can do is choose to share it with the rest of the family (see below).
Can I delete a note after I send it?
No. Once it's delivered, it belongs to the recipient. Write the line you mean.
Receiving
How will I know I have a Heard note?
The next time you open Haklo, it'll be there — full-screen, just the line, just for you. No badge, no buzz, no banner. Heard waits for you to come back to the app on your own.
Will the sender know I read it?
No. Heard notes have no read receipts.
If you want to acknowledge what they wrote, you can — by talking to them, or by using the share-back option to surface the note into the family's view. But that's your choice, not an expectation built into the app.
What's the share-back option?
After you've read a Heard note, you can choose to share it back into the family thread so other family members can see it too. This is opt-in per note. The default is private — only you see it unless you decide otherwise.
Where can I find old Heard notes I've received?
In the Archive tab inside Heard. Notes you've received stay there for you to revisit. Notes you've sent aren't shown back to you — once you give a Heard note, it belongs to them.
Settings and timing
Does Haklo prompt me to send Heard notes?
By default, no. Compose is always available; Haklo doesn't schedule it for you.
If you want a gentle nudge around the day your family naturally comes together, you can turn on the optional prompt card in Settings → Heard → "Show prompt around our ritual." It's off by default.
Haklo seems to know when our family's "ritual day" is. How?
When you set up your family, Haklo captures the day of your weekly gathering and uses that as your ritual day too. You can change either one anytime in Settings without affecting the other.
None of this affects whether you can send a Heard note — it only changes whether the optional prompt card appears.
Can I change the day or time?
Yes. Settings → Heard lets you adjust the day, time, and timezone Haklo uses for the optional prompt card. Changing it doesn't change anything else about the app.
Privacy
Who can see my Heard note?
Only the person you sent it to, until and unless they choose to share it back into the family.
Can my kids see Heard notes I send to my spouse?
No. Heard notes are private to the recipient. Other family members — including children — don't see them unless the recipient explicitly shares them back.
Are Heard notes used to train AI?
No. Heard notes are never used to train any model. See our privacy policy for the full position.
About the name
Why "Heard"?
Haklo means to hear in Choctaw. Heard is the literal embodiment of that — the act of being seen and named by someone who's paying attention.
We're seeking formal Chahta Nation consultation before any expanded public-facing use of the language and branding.
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