Options with a discussion


For each discussion, Olvid offers several options:

iOS


Archive or Unarchive

Delete

Pin or Unpin

Mark all as read

Discussion settings

Gallery

 Call to make secure audio calls

Android


Pin this discussion or Unpin this discussion

Mark as read or Mark as unread

Rename contact or Rename group

Discussion settings

Delete discussion

Gallery

to make secure audio calls

Archive or unarchive the discussion

You can archive a discussion so that it disappears from your discussions list . It will not be deleted and will reappear automatically as soon as a new message is received there or if you unarchive it.

Meanwhile, you can find this discussion by searching for its name or that of one of its participants in the Search, at the top.



iOS
  1. In your discussions list , slide the discussion to the left.

  2. Tap Archive or Unarchive.

Android


This feature will be implemented soon on Android.

Delete the discussion

You can delete a discussion on your own device and on those of all participants.

  • Deleted messages can never be recovered.

  • The discussion and its messages will not be deleted on devices that never connect to the network again.

iOS
  1. In your discussions list , slide the discussion to the left.
  2. Tap Delete.
  3. Choose whether you want to Delete all messages for all users or Delete all messages on your device only or Cancel
  4. Confirm or not.
Android
  1. In your discussions list , press the discussion to display the options menu.
  2. Choose whether you want to Delete all messages on your device only, or Delete everywhere to delete them from the devices of all participants in the discussion as well.
  3. Tap Delete discussion or Delete everywhere or Cancel.

Pin or unpin the discussion

You can pin an important discussion to keep it displayed at the top of your discussions list , then unpin it as you need. You can pin as many threads as you like.



iOS
  1. In your discussions list , slide the discussion to the right.

  2. Tap Pin or Unpin.

You can then change the order in which they are displayed.

  1. Press on the pinned discussion and drag it up or down.
Android
  1. In your discussions list , press the discussion to display the options menu.

  2. Tap Pin this discussion or Unpin this discussion.

Mark all as read

You can mark all messages as read to clear the new messages indicator for that discussion.

iOS
  1. In your discussions list , slide the discussion to the right.
  2. Tap Mark all as read.
Android
  1. In your discussions list , press the discussion to display the options menu.
  2. Tap Mark as read or Mark as unread.

Gallery

The discussion gallery displays all media and documents exchanged in this discussion.

iOS
  1. In your discussions list , tap the discussion to display it.
  2. Tap > Gallery.
Android
  1. In your discussions list , tap Storage management.