[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":1017},["ShallowReactive",2],{"globals-en":3,"article-en-messaging-how-to-send-a-message":31,"article-pack-en-messaging":345,"article-siblings-en-messaging":353},{"id":4,"error":5,"extension":9,"footer":10,"meta":17,"navbar":18,"search":20,"share":24,"stem":29,"__hash__":30},"globals\u002Fen\u002Fglobals.yml",{"notFound":6,"generic":7,"backHome":8},"This page doesn’t exist","Something went wrong","Back to Help Centre","yml",{"tagline":11,"helpCenter":12,"changelog":13,"sitemap":14,"mainSite":15,"copyright":16},"Guides and answers for common questions in Winklr.","Help Centre","Changelog","Sitemap","get.winklr.app","© {year} Winklr. All rights reserved.",{},{"home":12,"search":19,"changelog":13},"Search",{"placeholder":21,"noResults":22,"resultsFor":23},"Search for help...","No results found. Try a different search term.","Results for “{query}”",{"title":25,"description":26,"copyLink":27,"copied":28},"Share this article","Scan the QR code or copy the link.","Copy link","Copied!","en\u002Fglobals","cpdcsJ-GcgAeLETEYiJ7_D0PaGHK9_cIgVAC5NUlSWo",{"id":32,"title":33,"body":34,"description":335,"extension":336,"meta":337,"navigation":340,"path":341,"seo":342,"stem":343,"__hash__":344},"articles\u002Fen\u002Farticles\u002Fmessaging\u002Fhow-to-send-a-message.md","How to Send a Message",{"type":35,"value":36,"toc":315},"minimark",[37,41,45,50,53,58,66,70,77,81,98,105,109,124,128,134,159,172,176,231,238,242,251,255,262,266,269,283,286,290,297,300,304],[38,39,33],"h1",{"id":40},"how-to-send-a-message",[42,43,44],"p",{},"Winklr gives you several ways to connect with people, from a quick tap or wink to full conversations. Here is everything you need to know about messaging.",[46,47,49],"h2",{"id":48},"starting-a-conversation","Starting a conversation",[42,51,52],{},"There are two ways to begin chatting with someone:",[54,55,57],"h3",{"id":56},"send-a-tap-or-wink","Send a tap or wink",[42,59,60,61,65],{},"The easiest way to break the ice is from someone's profile. Tap the chat bar widget on their profile to send a ",[62,63,64],"strong",{},"tap\u002Fwink",". This sends a quick notification with a default emoji to let them know you are interested.",[54,67,69],{"id":68},"message-from-the-inbox","Message from the inbox",[42,71,72,73,76],{},"You can also start a conversation directly from your ",[62,74,75],{},"Inbox",". If you already have an existing chat with someone, simply tap on it to continue the conversation.",[46,78,80],{"id":79},"sending-text-messages","Sending text messages",[82,83,84,88,91],"ol",{},[85,86,87],"li",{},"Open a conversation from your Inbox, or start a new one from a profile.",[85,89,90],{},"Type your message in the chat bar at the bottom of the screen.",[85,92,93,94,97],{},"Tap the ",[62,95,96],{},"Send"," button.",[42,99,100,101,104],{},"Messages can be up to ",[62,102,103],{},"2,000 characters"," long. The text input area grows automatically as you type longer messages.",[54,106,108],{"id":107},"enter-key-behaviour","Enter key behaviour",[42,110,111,112,115,116,119,120,123],{},"By default, pressing the Enter key creates a new line. If you prefer Enter to send your message immediately, you can change this in ",[62,113,114],{},"Settings > Chat"," by toggling ",[62,117,118],{},"\"Enter key sends message\""," on. When enabled, use ",[62,121,122],{},"Shift+Enter"," to add a new line instead.",[46,125,127],{"id":126},"sharing-photos-and-videos","Sharing photos and videos",[42,129,93,130,133],{},[62,131,132],{},"attach (+)"," button next to the text input to open the attachment panel. You have several options:",[135,136,137,147,153],"ul",{},[85,138,139,142,143,146],{},[62,140,141],{},"Gallery"," -- Select up to ",[62,144,145],{},"10 photos or videos"," at once from your device's photo library.",[85,148,149,152],{},[62,150,151],{},"Camera"," -- Take a new photo using your front-facing camera. The photo is automatically saved to your gallery.",[85,154,155,158],{},[62,156,157],{},"File"," -- Browse your device for video files or other media.",[42,160,161,162,165,166,171],{},"After selecting your media, you will see a preview strip at the bottom of the screen showing thumbnails of each file. From here you can also toggle ",[62,163,164],{},"view-once"," mode so that the recipient can only view the photo or video a single time before it expires. See ",[167,168,170],"a",{"href":169},"\u002Fmessaging\u002Fview-once-messages","View-Once Messages"," for more details.",[54,173,175],{"id":174},"supported-formats-and-size-limits","Supported formats and size limits",[177,178,179,195],"table",{},[180,181,182],"thead",{},[183,184,185,189,192],"tr",{},[186,187,188],"th",{},"Type",[186,190,191],{},"Formats",[186,193,194],{},"Max size",[196,197,198,210,221],"tbody",{},[183,199,200,204,207],{},[201,202,203],"td",{},"Image",[201,205,206],{},"JPEG, PNG",[201,208,209],{},"20 MB",[183,211,212,215,218],{},[201,213,214],{},"Video",[201,216,217],{},"MP4, MOV, QuickTime, MPEG, WebM",[201,219,220],{},"500 MB",[183,222,223,226,229],{},[201,224,225],{},"Audio",[201,227,228],{},"MP3",[201,230,209],{},[42,232,233,234,237],{},"You can send up to ",[62,235,236],{},"10 files"," in a single message.",[46,239,241],{"id":240},"sending-gifs","Sending GIFs",[42,243,93,244,246,247,250],{},[62,245,132],{}," button and select ",[62,248,249],{},"GIF"," to open the built-in Giphy picker. Browse or search for a GIF, and tap it to send it immediately -- no confirmation step required. GIFs auto-play for a few seconds in the chat and then pause, with a tap to replay.",[46,252,254],{"id":253},"sharing-albums","Sharing albums",[42,256,257,258,261],{},"From the attachment panel, select ",[62,259,260],{},"Album"," to share one of your photo albums directly in the conversation. The recipient can tap the album message to browse through all the photos and videos in it.",[46,263,265],{"id":264},"replying-to-messages","Replying to messages",[42,267,268],{},"You can reply to a specific message to keep conversations organised:",[135,270,271,277],{},[85,272,273,276],{},[62,274,275],{},"Long-press"," on a message and select reply, or",[85,278,279,282],{},[62,280,281],{},"Swipe"," a message to the right.",[42,284,285],{},"Your reply will appear with a reference to the original message, so both of you can follow the thread.",[46,287,289],{"id":288},"sending-reactions","Sending reactions",[42,291,292,293,296],{},"Tap on any message to open the emoji reaction picker. Choose from the default reactions or any of your recent emojis. Up to ",[62,294,295],{},"10 recent reactions"," are stored for quick access.",[42,298,299],{},"Default reactions include thumbs up, heart, laughing face, surprised face, sad face, fire, and clapping hands.",[46,301,303],{"id":302},"tips","Tips",[135,305,306,309,312],{},[85,307,308],{},"A personalised first message is more likely to get a response than a generic greeting.",[85,310,311],{},"You can send messages at any time -- the recipient will see them when they next open the app.",[85,313,314],{},"Use reactions to quickly acknowledge a message without typing a full reply.",{"title":316,"searchDepth":317,"depth":317,"links":318},"",2,[319,324,327,330,331,332,333,334],{"id":48,"depth":317,"text":49,"children":320},[321,323],{"id":56,"depth":322,"text":57},3,{"id":68,"depth":322,"text":69},{"id":79,"depth":317,"text":80,"children":325},[326],{"id":107,"depth":322,"text":108},{"id":126,"depth":317,"text":127,"children":328},[329],{"id":174,"depth":322,"text":175},{"id":240,"depth":317,"text":241},{"id":253,"depth":317,"text":254},{"id":264,"depth":317,"text":265},{"id":288,"depth":317,"text":289},{"id":302,"depth":317,"text":303},"Learn how to start conversations, send messages, share photos, GIFs, and albums on Winklr.","md",{"pack":338,"order":339},"messaging",1,true,"\u002Fen\u002Farticles\u002Fmessaging\u002Fhow-to-send-a-message",{"title":33,"description":335},"en\u002Farticles\u002Fmessaging\u002Fhow-to-send-a-message","sXWeLZwqzxWea2cFSY9ox6Po060OJB2yUGjDMn9C0U0",{"id":346,"title":347,"description":348,"extension":9,"icon":349,"meta":350,"order":322,"stem":351,"__hash__":352},"packs\u002Fen\u002Fpacks\u002Fmessaging.yml","Messaging","Learn how to send messages, understand read receipts, and manage your conversations.","ion:chatbubble-outline",{},"en\u002Fpacks\u002Fmessaging","hbqL3pBHF2DFHsGgERAFF070JDZls7CzSAH3phwIbRo",[354,551,739,847],{"id":355,"title":356,"body":357,"description":545,"extension":336,"meta":546,"navigation":340,"path":547,"seo":548,"stem":549,"__hash__":550},"articles\u002Fen\u002Farticles\u002Fmessaging\u002Fdeleting-messages.md","Deleting Messages",{"type":35,"value":358,"toc":537},[359,363,366,370,373,398,401,408,412,415,433,440,444,447,451,454,486,490,504,508,511,525],[38,360,362],{"id":361},"managing-your-conversations","Managing Your Conversations",[42,364,365],{},"Winklr gives you several tools to keep your inbox organised, from deleting chats and muting notifications to filtering conversations.",[46,367,369],{"id":368},"deleting-a-chat","Deleting a chat",[42,371,372],{},"To delete an entire conversation:",[82,374,375,378,388,395],{},[85,376,377],{},"Open the conversation you want to remove.",[85,379,93,380,383,384,387],{},[62,381,382],{},"ellipsis menu"," in the chat header to open the ",[62,385,386],{},"Chat Info"," panel.",[85,389,390,391,394],{},"Select ",[62,392,393],{},"Delete Chat",".",[85,396,397],{},"Confirm the deletion when prompted.",[42,399,400],{},"Deleting a chat removes the full conversation history from your inbox.",[402,403,405],"note",{"type":404},"info",[42,406,407],{},"You cannot unsend or delete individual messages once they have been sent. Deletion applies to the entire conversation only.",[46,409,411],{"id":410},"muting-conversations","Muting conversations",[42,413,414],{},"If you want to stay in a conversation but stop receiving notifications for it:",[82,416,417,420,427],{},[85,418,419],{},"Open the conversation.",[85,421,93,422,424,425,394],{},[62,423,382],{}," to open ",[62,426,386],{},[85,428,429,430,394],{},"Tap ",[62,431,432],{},"Mute",[42,434,435,436,439],{},"To start receiving notifications again, return to Chat Info and tap ",[62,437,438],{},"Unmute",". You can also mute or unmute a chat from the conversation settings in your inbox.",[46,441,443],{"id":442},"pinning-chats","Pinning chats",[42,445,446],{},"You can pin important conversations so they always appear at the top of your inbox. To pin or unpin a chat, access the conversation settings from your inbox.",[46,448,450],{"id":449},"organising-your-inbox-with-filters","Organising your inbox with filters",[42,452,453],{},"Your inbox includes filter chips at the top of the screen to help you quickly find conversations:",[135,455,456,462,468,474,480],{},[85,457,458,461],{},[62,459,460],{},"All"," -- Shows every conversation.",[85,463,464,467],{},[62,465,466],{},"Online"," -- Shows only conversations with people who are currently online.",[85,469,470,473],{},[62,471,472],{},"Unread"," -- Shows conversations that have unread messages.",[85,475,476,479],{},[62,477,478],{},"Favourite"," -- Shows conversations you have marked as favourites.",[85,481,482,485],{},[62,483,484],{},"Invites"," -- Shows new conversation requests and tap\u002Fwink invitations.",[46,487,489],{"id":488},"additional-inbox-features","Additional inbox features",[135,491,492,498],{},[85,493,494,497],{},[62,495,496],{},"Pull-to-refresh"," -- Swipe down on your inbox to refresh and load the latest conversations.",[85,499,500,503],{},[62,501,502],{},"Infinite scroll"," -- Your conversation list loads more chats automatically as you scroll down.",[46,505,507],{"id":506},"reporting-and-blocking","Reporting and blocking",[42,509,510],{},"From the Chat Info panel, you also have access to safety tools:",[135,512,513,519],{},[85,514,515,518],{},[62,516,517],{},"Report"," -- Select a category (Spam, Harassment, Inappropriate, Scam, or Other) and add a description to report a user.",[85,520,521,524],{},[62,522,523],{},"Block User"," -- In private chats, blocking a user will also delete the conversation.",[42,526,527,528,532,533,394],{},"For more details, see our articles on ",[167,529,531],{"href":530},"\u002Fblocking-safety\u002Freporting-a-user","reporting a user"," and ",[167,534,536],{"href":535},"\u002Fblocking-safety\u002Fblocking-a-user","blocking a 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Read Receipts",{"type":35,"value":743,"toc":834},[744,747,750,754,761,765,776,780,783,797,800,808,811,815,822,826],[38,745,741],{"id":746},"message-read-receipts",[42,748,749],{},"Read receipts let you know when someone has seen your message, shown as a double-tick indicator in the chat.",[46,751,753],{"id":752},"how-read-receipts-work","How read receipts work",[42,755,756,757,760],{},"When you send a message, you will see a ",[62,758,759],{},"double-tick"," appear once the recipient has read it. This gives you a clear signal that your message has been seen.",[46,762,764],{"id":763},"mutual-opt-in-requirement","Mutual opt-in requirement",[42,766,767,768,771,772,775],{},"Read receipts on Winklr work on a ",[62,769,770],{},"mutual opt-in"," basis. This means the double-tick indicator only appears when ",[62,773,774],{},"both"," you and the other person have read receipts enabled. If either person has turned read receipts off, neither side will see read status for that conversation.",[46,777,779],{"id":778},"enabling-or-disabling-read-receipts","Enabling or disabling read receipts",[42,781,782],{},"To change your read receipt setting:",[82,784,785,790],{},[85,786,787,788,394],{},"Go to ",[62,789,114],{},[85,791,792,793,796],{},"Toggle ",[62,794,795],{},"\"Show my read receipts\""," on or off.",[42,798,799],{},"When you disable read receipts:",[135,801,802,805],{},[85,803,804],{},"Other people will no longer see when you have read their messages.",[85,806,807],{},"You will also no longer see when others have read your messages (since the feature requires both parties to opt in).",[42,809,810],{},"This setting applies to all of your conversations.",[46,812,814],{"id":813},"typing-indicators","Typing indicators",[42,816,817,818,821],{},"Winklr also shows ",[62,819,820],{},"typing indicators"," in real time. When someone is composing a message to you, you will see a status indicator in the chat letting you know they are typing. Similarly, the other person can see when you are typing a reply.",[46,823,825],{"id":824},"notes","Notes",[135,827,828,831],{},[85,829,830],{},"Read receipt preferences can be changed at any time and take effect immediately.",[85,832,833],{},"Typing and recording status indicators are shown automatically and cannot be turned off separately.",{"title":316,"searchDepth":317,"depth":317,"links":835},[836,837,838,839,840],{"id":752,"depth":317,"text":753},{"id":763,"depth":317,"text":764},{"id":778,"depth":317,"text":779},{"id":813,"depth":317,"text":814},{"id":824,"depth":317,"text":825},"Understand how read receipts and typing indicators work, and how to control your read receipt settings.",{"pack":338,"order":317},"\u002Fen\u002Farticles\u002Fmessaging\u002Fmessage-read-receipts",{"title":741,"description":841},"en\u002Farticles\u002Fmessaging\u002Fmessage-read-receipts","uECsT03oYZRxl5BraFGILD8VWGnfZ0Z_84O1Ugm7z4I",{"id":848,"title":170,"body":849,"description":1010,"extension":336,"meta":1011,"navigation":340,"path":1013,"seo":1014,"stem":1015,"__hash__":1016},"articles\u002Fen\u002Farticles\u002Fmessaging\u002Fview-once-messages.md",{"type":35,"value":850,"toc":1003},[851,854,857,861,867,871,904,907,911,914,943,946,950,953,979,983,998],[38,852,170],{"id":853},"view-once-messages",[42,855,856],{},"View-once messages let you send photos and videos that the recipient can only view a single time. Once they have been opened and closed, the media expires and cannot be viewed again.",[46,858,860],{"id":859},"how-it-works","How it works",[42,862,863,864,866],{},"When you send a photo or video, you can mark it as ",[62,865,164],{},". The recipient will see a message that says \"Tap to view photo\" or \"Tap to view video\" with no thumbnail preview. After they open and close the media, it is marked as expired and the content is permanently removed from their device.",[46,868,870],{"id":869},"sending-a-view-once-message","Sending a view-once message",[82,872,873,878,890,900],{},[85,874,875,876,97],{},"Open a conversation and tap the ",[62,877,132],{},[85,879,880,881,883,884,886,887,889],{},"Select a photo or video using the ",[62,882,141],{},", ",[62,885,151],{},", or ",[62,888,157],{}," option.",[85,891,892,893,896,897,394],{},"In the attachment preview, tap the ",[62,894,895],{},"duration toggle"," to switch from \"Keep\" to ",[62,898,899],{},"\"View once\"",[85,901,429,902,394],{},[62,903,96],{},[42,905,906],{},"The duration toggle remembers your last choice, so if you frequently send view-once media you will not need to toggle it every time.",[46,908,910],{"id":909},"receiving-a-view-once-message","Receiving a view-once message",[42,912,913],{},"When someone sends you a view-once photo or video:",[82,915,916,927,930,933],{},[85,917,918,919,922,923,926],{},"You will see a message that says ",[62,920,921],{},"\"Tap to view photo\""," or ",[62,924,925],{},"\"Tap to view video\""," with a timer icon. No thumbnail or preview is shown.",[85,928,929],{},"Tap the message to open it in a full-screen viewer.",[85,931,932],{},"Once you close the viewer, the media expires immediately.",[85,934,935,936,922,939,942],{},"The message will now display ",[62,937,938],{},"\"Expired photo\"",[62,940,941],{},"\"Expired video\""," with a lock icon.",[42,944,945],{},"You cannot reopen or replay expired view-once media.",[46,947,949],{"id":948},"privacy-and-security","Privacy and security",[42,951,952],{},"View-once messages include several privacy protections:",[135,954,955,961,967,973],{},[85,956,957,960],{},[62,958,959],{},"No thumbnail preview"," -- The recipient cannot see the content until they actively tap to view it.",[85,962,963,966],{},[62,964,965],{},"Screenshot protection"," -- On Android, screen capture is blocked while viewing view-once media.",[85,968,969,972],{},[62,970,971],{},"Automatic deletion"," -- After viewing, the media is deleted from the device. It is not stored in chat history or in the conversation's media gallery.",[85,974,975,978],{},[62,976,977],{},"Gallery exclusion"," -- View-once media never appears in the conversation's shared media gallery.",[46,980,982],{"id":981},"good-to-know","Good to know",[135,984,985,992,995],{},[85,986,987,988,991],{},"View-once mode is available for ",[62,989,990],{},"photos and videos"," only. It does not apply to text messages, GIFs, or albums.",[85,993,994],{},"Both the sender and recipient can see the expired status of a view-once message in the chat.",[85,996,997],{},"If you have not yet opened a view-once message, it will remain available until you choose to view it.",[402,999,1000],{"type":404},[42,1001,1002],{},"View-once is designed for casual privacy. It is not a substitute for end-to-end encryption or a guarantee that the content cannot be captured by other means (for example, photographing the screen with another device).",{"title":316,"searchDepth":317,"depth":317,"links":1004},[1005,1006,1007,1008,1009],{"id":859,"depth":317,"text":860},{"id":869,"depth":317,"text":870},{"id":909,"depth":317,"text":910},{"id":948,"depth":317,"text":949},{"id":981,"depth":317,"text":982},"Learn how to send photos and videos that can only be viewed once before they disappear.",{"pack":338,"order":1012},4,"\u002Fen\u002Farticles\u002Fmessaging\u002Fview-once-messages",{"title":170,"description":1010},"en\u002Farticles\u002Fmessaging\u002Fview-once-messages","5Zjzfank4yIZ_OsfV31Fqeo8Fg_lC5ZwNK1XYlJ2U_o",1783778458842]