What a group chat actually is
See exactly who is in a group, write to all of them at once, and leave one without a scene.
A group chat is one conversation that several people are standing in. Everything written in it is read by everybody in it, and there is no quiet corner.
The idea stops there, and everything that puzzles people about group chats follows from it. Messages arrive faster than you can answer. Somebody replies to a question from four hours ago and it makes no sense. Somebody is added, and everybody can see it happen.
Key points
- See the full list of who is in any group, in two presses
- Know that everything written in a group goes to everybody in it
- Open a person’s own conversation when you want to say something privately
- Leave a group knowing what the others will and will not be told
What to remember
- The name at the top of a conversation is a button. Pressing it shows you who is in the room.
- Check the name at the top before writing. Group name means everybody; a person’s name means only them.
- Leaving shows the others one small gray line. Nobody is told why, and nothing you wrote is removed.
Try this
Open the busiest group you are in and press its name along the top. Read the list of who is in it. Most people have never once looked.
Practice: What a group chat actually is. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.