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Name and icon for group chat conversations
When messaging multiple Users, the participants should be able to a) name the group chat b) provide an icon for that group chat c) update the group chat name or icon
Can you provide some use-cases of icons? Perhaps we should add icons to the new conversation tags in the upcoming module version 2.0.0
Currently, in chats with more than one user, only the profile picture of one of the participants is shown.
It would be much better if a photo can be set as the group icon.
Can you provide some use-cases of icons? Perhaps we should add icons to the new conversation tags in the upcoming module version 2.0.0
In most messaging software, including modern SMS apps, Whatsapp, Line, Wechat, Facebook messenger, chats are listed by user (as in #192 ) and chats with multiple users are 'group chats' and can be given an icon and name.
This is popular, a de facto standard, easy to manage, and intuitive.
Use cases: If Alison creates a group chat with 10 people in her organisation about a specific project or interest - like the 'Eco Team' then currently the chat will have one of the members as an icon, and no readily recognisable name. This makes it harder to find, more work to double check what the chat relates to, and less discoverable or sortable.
With a name and an icon assigned, the workflow is sped up, the conversation list looks neater and more aesthetically attractive, it is more manageable, and with less work a User can instantly visually identify what chat relates to what.