Mobile:Users Guide

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Learn the essentials of xat mobile.

How do I change my Name, Picture, and Home Page?

To change your name, picture or home page, navigate to the "Me" section at the bottom of the app and click "Edit" at the top right. Set your desired name, avatar or homepage and then "Save" to save the changes.

How do I use emoticons and smilies?

To use emoticons and smilies, you can either use one of the shorthand smilies or a regular smiley. Shorthand smilies are smilies that are not surrounded by parenthesis, for example ":-) " which is shorthand for "(smile)". Not all smilies have a shorthand code. Regular smilies are smilies that are surrounded by parenthesis, for example "(XD)". All shorthand smilies have a regular code as well, with the exception of ":-*".

Here is a list of all current shorthand smilies and their related regular smiley:

  • :), :-) - (smile)
  • :d - (biggrin)
  • ;), ;-) - (wink)
  • :o, :-o - (eek)
  • :p - (tongue)
  • 8-) - (cool)
  • :@ - (mad)
  • :s - (confused)
  • :$ - (redface)
  • :(, :-( - (frown)
  • :'( - (crying)
  • |-) - (sleepy)
  • :|, :-| - (rolleyes)
  • :-* - N/A
  • :[, :-[ - (vampire)

How do I get my own xat chat group?

Unfortunately you cannot make your own chat group via the application at this time.

How do I find other people to chat to?

To find other people to chat to, navigate to the "Groups" tab at the bottom of the application, and navigate the various sections to find a chat that appeals to you.

If you do not find anything, you can also search by clicking the magnifying glass icon at the top left and enter a keyword related to what kind of chats you are looking for.

How do I turn off automatically sign in?

You cannot turn off automatic sign in on the application and when you open the application you will be signed into the most recent chat you visited and did not close.

How do I block or unblock a user?

There is no way to totally block a user, however xat does have an ignore feature.

To ignore a user, either tap their name on the chat window, or via the user list and then click "ignore". This will suppress any messages, private messages, private chats, kisses etc that they send.

Note: Ignore expires after 12 hours.

How do I Private Message a user

To private message a user, either tap their name on the chat window or via the user list and click "Private Message". Enter the desired message in the box and tap "Send message".

How do I Private Chat a user?

To private chat a user, either tap their name via the chat window or via the user list and click "Private Chat". Tap on the message box at the bottom of the application and type your message, tap return to send it.

How do I add a user as a friend?

To add a user to your friend list, either tap on their name on the chat or via the user list and click "Add as Friend". To access your friends list, click the "Friends" tab at the bottom of the application.

What do the colors on the user list mean?

The colored pawn beside a users' name signifies their chat rank, however it may be overridden by a power they own or feature they have activated.

Chat ranks

LargeGuestPawn.png Guest

Guest is the default rank that you are automatically given on your first visit to a chat.

LargeMemberPawn.png Member

Member rank usually given to regular chatters. They also have the ability to post links in main chat.

LargeModeratorPawn.png Moderator

Moderators can make members, kick, and ban inappropriate visitors for up to 6 hours.

LargeOwnerPawn.png (Main) Owner

Owners can make moderators, kick and permanently ban inappropriate visitors. Main owners can make owners and can edit the chat's settings.

LargeBannedPawn.png Banned

Banned users cannot type messages in main chat, private message or private chat users that do not have them added as a friend.

Other Pawns

Note: Powers such as Gcontrol and Mod8 can increase and decrease the default ban times and change the permissions of each rank.

How can I get help with something else?

You can visit the help chat, or create a general support thread on the forum. Please make sure any forum support threads are posted in English (use translator if necessary).