How to create a group chat on KollabiuM

To create a group, go to "Chat", tap "+" → "New group", give it a name, and add your friends. A group is a shared chat for several people, like your family, friends, coworkers, or a club built around a shared interest, and every member can post unless an admin has limited their permissions.

How to create a group?

1. In "Chat", tap "+" → "New group".
2. Enter a "Name" (up to 64 characters) and, if you like, a "Description" (up to 255 characters) and a profile picture. Tap "Next".
3. Choose the friends you want to add and tap "Create group". You can also create a group without any members and invite people later.

How many people fit in a group depends on the owner's plan: from 1,000 on the X plan to 10,000 on Alpha Air, Pro, and Max.

Roles

• "Owner": the person who created the group. The owner can do everything, including appointing admins, transferring ownership, and deleting the group.
• "Admin": helps the owner. Admins can change the name and description, set member permissions, and remove or ban members.
• "Member": reads and posts according to the group's rules.

You manage all of this in "Group details": just tap the group name at the top of the chat.

Member permissions

The owner and admins can allow or block the following for all members:

• "Send messages";
• "Photos and videos";
• "Files and voice messages";
• "Invite members";
• "Pin messages" (off by default).

These settings don't apply to the owner or admins. If posting is turned off, members will see "Sending messages has been disabled by an administrator". This is handy for announcement-only groups.

How to invite people to a group?

From your contacts. Tap "Invite" and pick people from the "Friends", "Followers", "Following", or "Lists" tabs, or use "Search". If the person's settings allow it, they'll be added to the group right away. If not, they'll get an invitation that's valid for 7 days. If they decline, you can invite the same person again after 30 days.

Everyone decides for themselves who can add them to groups without asking first: "Settings" → "Profile" → "Who can add me to groups".

With a link. In the group details, you'll find an invite link. Tap "Copy link" and share it anywhere you like.

• If the group is public, people join as soon as they open the link.
• If it isn't, people send a join request. You'll see them under "Requests" and can tap "Accept" or "Decline".
• The link keeps working until someone resets it. If it ended up in the wrong place, tap "Reset link" and the old one will stop working.

Only the owner can make a group public.

Pinned messages

You can pin an important message, and it'll appear as a banner at the top of the chat. Tap the banner to jump to the message. You can pin up to 10 messages.

Who read it

The menu of your own message in a group has a "Read by" option that shows who has seen it. In large groups with 100 or more members, you'll only see the number.

How to catch up on what you missed in a group?

If unread messages have piled up in a group, click "Catch up on missed messages". Only you see the summary. Attachments without text aren't included.

How to leave or delete a group?

• Members and admins: "Group details" → "Leave".
• The owner can't simply leave. First, you'll need to transfer ownership to another member. Or you can delete the whole group with "Delete group".