Create and Use an Ad Hoc Group Chat

An ad hoc group chat lets multiple people simultaneously share chat messages. All participants receive messages sent from any participant in the ad hoc group chat. The group chat ends when all participants are offline.

When in an individual chat, you can create an ad hoc group chat by adding other online participants. Participants must be online to be added to an ad hoc group chat. You cannot create an ad hoc group chat with offline participants.

To create an ad hoc group chat:

• 1. Open an individual chat with another online participant.

  2. Tap + to access the chat tools.

  3. Tap.The Start Chat window opens.

  4. In the To: field, type the name of an additional person you’d like to add to the group chat and select them when they appear in the search results. Repeat this step until all participants appear in the To: field. Alternatively, you may select among your more recent contacts in the Recent Contacts list displayed.

  5. Tap Done.

  6. You can start chatting with the group in the same way you do with an individual chat.