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Discussion settings
The Discussion settings allow you to adjust several settings for this discussion.
Display the Discussion settings
iPhone iPad
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In your discussions list , tap the discussion to display it.
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Tap > Discussion settings .
Android
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In your discussions list , tap the discussion to display it.
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Tap > Discussion Settings.
Discussion settings options
iPhone iPad
Mute notifications
Enable this option to stop receiving notifications of new messages in this discussion.
Choose a duration or a time or an end date or indefinitely.
Send read receipts
You can choose whether or not your correspondent(s) receive(s) a confirmation that you have read their messages in this discussion. This information can then be displayed in Message Info.
By default, when Olvid is installed, the read confirmation setting is globally disabled for all discussions and users.
So if you want to receive confirmation that your messages have been read, ask each of your contacts to enable it in their settings for that discussion, or globally.
You can also choose to let them know if you have read their message in that discussion or globally with everyone and in any discussion, through Olvid’s global settings.
Show link previews
Choose if you want to allow external links to be opened as soon as they are received to retrieve the image that will display their preview.
Default quick emoji
Notification sound
You can change the sounds your device makes when you receive a message in this discussion.
Message retention policy (Local configuration)
Count based
Time based
Ephemeral messages (Local configuration)
Auto read
Retain wiped ephemeral outbound messages
Ephemeral messages (Shared configuration)
Read once
Visibility duration
Existence duration
Android
Mute notifications
Enable this option to stop receiving notifications of new messages in this discussion.
Choose a duration or a time or an end date or indefinitely.
Discussion notifications
Custom message notifications for this discussion
You can change the reactions and sounds your device makes when you receive a message in this discussion.
Vibrator
Sound
Led color
Custom call notifications for this discussion
Change the reactions and sounds your device makes when you receive a call in this discussion.
Vibrator
Ringtone
Blink flash
Personalization
Change the visual aspect of this discussion.
Pick a discussion color
Choose a Background image
Sending & Receiving messages
Send read receipts (Read confirmation)
You can choose whether or not your correspondent(s) receive(s) a confirmation that you have read their messages in this discussion. This information can then be displayed in Message Info.
By default, when Olvid is installed, the read confirmation setting is globally disabled for all discussions and users.
So if you want to receive confirmation that your messages have been read, ask each of your contacts to enable it in their settings for that discussion, or globally.
You can also choose to let them know if you have read their message in that discussion or globally with everyone and in any discussion, through Olvid’s global settings.
Automatically open ephemeral messages
Retain wiped outbound messages
Discussion message retention policy (Local configuration)
You can enable automatic message deletion on your device with your message retention policy for this discussion.
These settings are specific to your device and in no way affect the existence of messages on your correspondents’ devices.
Count-based retention policy (Number of messages to keep)
Time-based retention policy
Shared ephemeral message settings
You can enable automatic message deletion on your device and on those of your correspondents with your shared ephemeral messages settings for this discussion.
These settings are shared with all participants in this discussion and therefore also affect the existence of messages in this discussion on your correspondents’ devices.