Chats

In this section, you can find recent conversations with users, favorites, channels, archive, chat folders, and group chats, including conference chats.

You can start a chat with a new user using the .

Archive

The archive may be helpful when a user is 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, tap and hold a chat and select from the context menu.

After that, the chat will be displayed, containing all archived chats.

Favorites

All users of the messenger have access to a special personal chat called . Here, you can store important messages of any type (texts, files, images, etc.) from other chats and write reminders for yourself. By default, this chat is not displayed in the chat list until you forward something there or . When a message is added to the favorites, we recommend pinning this message to avoid losing it.

Pinning сhats

You can pin the selected private or group chat in the general chat list or in a folder. To do it, tap and hold on a chat and select in the context menu:

After that, the pinned chat will move to the top of the list, and an appropriate label will appear.

"Unread" label

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

After this, the unread chat will be marked with the appropriate 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 created.

How to create a chat folder

To create a chat folder, navigate to the section on the bottom panel. Then proceed to the section.

In the window that opens, existing chat folders are displayed. To create a chat folder, click .

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

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

To create a chat folder, you need to add at least one chat; it is impossible to create an empty chat folder.

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

After adding the necessary chats, click the button. If you need to modify the chat list, click the button in the area to add new chats, or click the button to remove chats that have already been added.

Editing the chat folder

Tap and hold a folder in the list at the top to open its context menu:

• Configure the folder

• Add chats

• Enable/disable notifications

• Delete.

Group chats

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

Creating a chat

To create a group chat:

1. Click the button, then select .

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. Click on to add participants from the available user groups, or use the .

5. Click .

Chat management and information about the chat

Open a chat and tap on its name to go to the chat card:

1. Edit the chat name and photo.

2. Additional actions with a chat:

   • Add to a folder

   • Disable/enable notifications

   • Clear the chat history

   • Leave the chat and delete it.

3. Mute (or unmute) chat notifications.

4. Switching between tabs:

   • Participants

   • Files

   • Gallery.

5. Add new participants.

6. Actions on a user:

   • Open the profile

   • assign as moderator ;

   • assign as the owner ;

   • Remove from the 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 in which only some of the participants can send messages.

Creating a channel

To create a channel, while in the chat list, click on , then click the Channel button.

In the pop-up window, you can:

• Add a channel avatar

• Specify the channel name

• Add participants

• Configure the display of chat history for new participants

Enter all required information and tap the Create channel button.

The channel you have created will be displayed in the general chat list:

Channel management and information about the channel

Open a channel and click on its name to view information about it.

1. Edit the channel name and photo.

2. Additional actions with a channel:

   • Add to a folder

   • Disable/enable notifications

   • Clear the channel history

   • Leave the channel and delete it.

3. Disable (or enable) channel notifications.

4. Switching between tabs:

   • Participants

   • Files

   • Gallery.

5. Add new participants.

6. Actions on a user:

   • Open the profile

   • assign as moderator ;

   • assign as the owner ;

   • Remove a participant from the channel.

Chat features

In chats, you can:

• Send text messages

• Click on to share photos and videos, files, contacts , location, and to add a poll (available for 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.

• Call a contact or a group of users by tapping on . When creating a call from a group chat, you will see the UI for starting a quick conference.

• By tapping , 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 leave it.