WenYou joins encrypted online chat and carrier SMS in one conversation thread.

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Chapter 07

Chat Management

Search, pin, archive, backup, stars, and support.

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Backup

Where?

Settings → Conversation management / Data → JSON backup

Create a local JSON file on the device, or Restore.

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Archive and trash

Archive: long press a chat → Archive, or Chat info → Archive.

Trash: Chats → Filter → Trash, or long press → Delete.

View archived: Chats → Filter → Archive.

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Support email and report

Support email:

Settings → About the app → Support email

Report a user:

Chat info → Report user
  or: About the app → Report user
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Search conversations

Home → search bar. Inside a chat: ⋮ → Search in chat.

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Pin a chat

Long press → Pin.

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Starred messages

Long press a message → Star. View all: Chat info → Starred messages.

Chat Management

Favorite or unfavorite, mute or unmute, hide, lock or unlock, archive, search, add contacts via QR, block numbers, and SMS keyword / spam filters. Paths: long-press a chat, Chat info, or Home search. Keyword filtering for SMS is the documented spam control; it is not a substitute for encryption.