In order to monitor Kik messages on the non-rooted Android device. You should:
- Enable Notifications on Android
- Enable Kik In-App Notifications
Part 1: Enable Notifications on Android
To make it short, you can follow the 3 simple steps below
- Go to your device settings.
- Tap Applications > Application manager(Apps) > Kik > Notifications.
- Turn on notifications from Kik.
If the above steps are not clear for you, please check the below steps with screenshots:
1 Touch Apps on the Home screen

2 Touch Settings.

3 Touch Application manager OR Apps (this will be different depending on your operating system)

4 Touch Kik
5 Touch the checkbox next to Notifications to mark it with a tick to turn on Kik notifications
Part 2: Enable Kik In-App Notifications
Android Nougat (7.x) and lower
- Tap Settings
- Tap Notifications
- Tap on:
- Sound: to turn on/off sound notifications
- Vibration: to turn on/off vibration notifications
- LED Color: to select which color you want to use for Kik notifications
- Mute New Chats: to mute notifications for messages from new people
Android Oreo (8.x) and greater
- Tap Settings
- Tap Notifications
- Tap on:
-
- In-app Alerts: go into your Android notification settings for Kik
- Mute New Chats: to mute notifications for messages from new people