Chats

This section displays recent conversations with users, favorites, channels, archive, chat folders, and group chats, including conference chats.

You can start a chat with a new user with the help of search .

Archive

The archive is convenient to use when dealing with a large number of inactive or less important chats/channels. You can easily remove them to free up space in the main chat list. To add a chat to the archive, hold the desired chat and select Archive from the context menu.

After this, the system folder Archive will be displayed, containing all archived chats.

Favorites

All users of the TrueConf messenger have access to a special personal chat called Favorites. Here, you can store important messages of any type (texts, files, images, etc.) from other chats and write notes for yourself. By default, it does not appear in the chat list until you forward something there or access it from the settings. Once something is in your favorites, we recommend pinning it to avoid losing it.

Pinning Chats

While in the general chat list or in a chat folder, you can pin desired group or personal chats with users. To do this, press and hold the desired chat, then select Pin in the context menu:

After this, the pinned chat will move to the top of the list, and the corresponding icon will appear.

Unread label

While in the chat list, you can mark important group or personal chats with users as unread, for example, if a message is important to you but you cannot respond immediately. To do this, hold the desired chat and select Mark as unread in the context menu.

After that, an unread chat will be marked with the corresponding label .

Chat folders

The area above the chat list displays chat folders. You can navigate through the list by swiping left or right. By default, the list is empty because the folders are not configured.

Creating a chat folder

To create a chat folder, go to the Settings section on the bottom panel. Then navigate to the Chat folders section.

The window that opens displays the existing chat folders. To create a chat folder, click Create new folder.

The system folder All chats cannot be deleted, moved, or edited.

In the window that opens, you need to enter the folder name in the Enter folder name field and add the desired chats or channels by clicking the Add chats button.

To create a chat folder, you need to add at least one chat; creating an empty folder is not possible.

Select the chats you want to add to the folder and click the Add chats button.

After adding the desired chats, click the Create folder button. If you need to modify the list of chats, in the Selected chats area, click the button to add new chats, or click the button to remove already added chats.

Changing the chat folder

Press and hold the desired folder in the list at the top to open the action menu for it:

• configure the folder;

• add chats;

• enable/disable notifications;

• delete.

Group chats

In the Chats section of the application's main menu, in addition to personal chats, you will find group chats, channels, and conference chats.

Creating a chat

To create a group chat:

1. Tap the button.

2. Enter the chat name.

   

3. If necessary, you can also add a photo for this chat by tapping . It is possible to add or change the photo when the chat has already been created.

4. Tap Create.

5. Add participants from available user groups or use search .

Chat management

Open the desired chat and click on the name to go to the chat card:

1. Edit the chat name and photo.

2. Mute (or unmute) chat notifications.

3. Add new participants.

4. Actions on a user:

   • open profile;

   • assign as moderator ;

   • assign as owner ;

   • remove from chat.

The moderator can add/remove participants, assign other moderators, delete messages, and change the chat name and avatar.

The owner has moderator rights and can also delete the chat.

Channels

A channel is a group chat that allows restricting the users who can send messages in it.

Creating a Channel

To create a channel, open the chat list and click on the icon, then press the Channel button.

In the window that opens, you can:

• add a channel avatar;

• specify the channel name;

• add participants;

• configure chat history display for new participants.

Fill in the required information and click the Create Channel button.

The channel you created will appear in the general chat list:

Channel Management

Open the required channel and click on its name to view the channel information.

1. Editing the channel name and photo.

2. Disabling (or enabling) channel notifications.

3. Add new participants.

4. Actions on a user:

   • open profile;

   • assign as moderator ;

   • assign as owner ;

   • remove from the channel.

Chat features

In chats, you can:

• Send text messages

• Click on to share photos and videos, files, TrueConf contacts, geolocation, and add a poll (group chat only);

• Tap on a message to reply, copy, forward, delete, or select (for bulk actions on multiple messages)

• One can also reply to a message by swiping it to the left.

• Click on to call a contact (or a group of users). When making a call from a group chat, the quick conference interface will appear.

• By clicking , you can add a chat (personal, group, or even a channel) to a folder, disable notifications from a user (group or channel), search the chat, clear the chat history, delete the chat, and exit.