Messages and groups

Chats, groups, attachments, voice notes, editing, archiving and everything the composer can do.

• Start a chatOpen a conversation with one person, by name or by email address.
• Create and run a group chatGroup chats, admins, the group photo and leaving cleanly.
• Everything the attach button can sendPhotos, camera, files, contacts, locations, polls, check ins, meetings and more.
• Send a voice messageHold, speak, release. Plus what to do when the microphone is blocked.
• Edit, delete, forward and reactFixing a typo, taking a message back and passing one along.
• Archive, mute, favourite and lock chatsFour swipes that keep the Messages tab under control.
• Read receipts, typing and last seenThe signals you send while you chat, and how to turn them off.
• Disappearing messages and incognito modeConversations that clean up after themselves.
• Find an old messageSearch inside Messages, and the timeline that shows everything with one person.
• Messages settings explainedEvery switch in Messages settings and what it changes.