12.2 Chat Rooms
In a room, you exchange messages with several participants.
To open a room
1 Tap .
2 Tap .
3 Select the contacts you want to start a group conversation with. Use the search function if necessary.
4 Tap .
5 Give the room a name. There are 25 characters available.
6 Via Add members you can add or remove further participants. See To add another member to a room and To remove a member from a room
7 After selecting the members and assigning the room name, tap .
8 Enter your message in the Message field. You can share a photo, video or a file by tapping the +. See also chapter To share photos and videos within a chat.
9 Tap .
*The members in the room receive the message.
To resume a chat in a room
1 Tap .
*The list of contacts with whom you have already communicated via chat opens.
2 Select the desired room.
3 Enter your message in the Message field.
4 Tap .
*The members in the room receive the message.
To add another member to a room
1 Tap .
2 Tap the desired room.
3 Tap .
4 Tap Manage members.
*All members of the room are listed here.
5 Tap Add members.
*The list with all contacts opens.
6 Select the contact you want to add to the room. You can also add multiple contacts.
7 Tap .
*The contact will be added to the room.
 
You can only add a member to the room if you are the administrator of the room.
 
 
A newly added member can only see text messages sent after they have been added. He/she doesn't see the chat history.
 
To remove a member from a room
1 Tap .
2 Tap the room you want to remove a member from.
3 Tap in the upper right corner.
4 Tap Manage members.
5 Swipe your finger from right to left over the member you want to remove.
6 Tap Remove.
7 Confirm the query with OK.
*The member is removed from the room.
 
You can remove members from a room only if you are the administrator of the room.
 
To leave a room
1 Tap .
2 Swipe your finger from right to left across the room you want to leave.
3 Tap Leave.
4 Confirm the query by tapping Leave.
*You have left the room.
Or
1 Tap .
2 Tap the desired room.
3 Tap in the upper right corner.
4 Tap Leave.
5 Confirm the query by tapping Leave.
*You have left the room.
 
When you leave a room all messages are deleted for you and you can no longer access them. You can only re-enter the room if you are added by the administrator of the room.
 
 
You can’t leave a room if you are the administrator of the room. To leave a room as an administrator, you must delete the room.
 
To delete a room
1 Tap .
2 Swipe your finger from right to left over the room entry you want to delete.
3 Tap .
4 Confirm the query by tapping Delete.
*The Room will be deleted.
Or
1 Tap .
2 Tap the desired room.
3 Tap in the upper right corner.
4 Tap on Delete.
5 Confirm the query by tapping Delete.
*The Room will be deleted.
 
You can only change the name of the room if you are the administrator of the room..