Customize Chat Features

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Customize Chat Features
If you are using the default interface from TapTalk.io UI implementation type, you can choose to enable or disable the available chat features that we provided by using the TapUI class.
Show / Hide Action Bar
By default, TapTalk activities will follow your project's app theme to show/hide action bar in activities, but you can show or hide action bar in TapTalk activities using the following methods:
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setAllTapTalkActivityActionBarEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setTapTalkChatActivityActionBarEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setAllTapTalkActivityActionBarEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setTapTalkChatActivityActionBarEnabled(ENABLED)
Note:
• Calling setAllTapTalkActivityActionBarEnabled will enable/disable action bar in all TapTalk activities.
• Calling setTapTalkChatActivityActionBarEnabled will only enable/disable action bar in TapTalk default chat room (TapUIChatActivity).
• Setting setAllTapTalkActivityActionBarEnabled to true and setTapTalkChatActivityActionBarEnabled to false will disable action bar in TapTalk default chat room, but enable it in other TapTalk activities, and vice versa.
Enable / Disable Message Read Status
You can choose to enable or disable read status of messages in room list and chat room. When disabled, read messages will show as delivered instead. Read status is enabled by default.
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setReadStatusVisible(VISIBLE);
TapUI.getInstance().setReadStatusVisible(VISIBLE)
Enable / Disable Add Contact Feature
You can also choose to enable or disable the user from adding another user as TapTalk contact.
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setAddContactEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setAddContactEnabled(ENABLED)
Note: Disabling add contact feature will also hide the following:
• Add to Contacts button in chat room
• Add to Contacts button in user profile
• New Contact button in start new chat page
• Scan QR Code button in start new chat page
Customize Room List Features
The following features in TapTalk default room list can be customized:
• Close Room List Button
• Search Chat
• My Account
• Start New Chat
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setCloseButtonInRoomListVisible(VISIBLE);
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TapUI.getInstance().setSearchChatBarInRoomListVisible(VISIBLE);
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TapUI.getInstance().setMyAccountButtonInRoomListVisible(VISIBLE);
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TapUI.getInstance().setNewChatButtonInRoomListVisible(VISIBLE);
TapUI.getInstance().setCloseButtonInRoomListVisible(VISIBLE)
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TapUI.getInstance().setSearchChatBarInRoomListVisible(VISIBLE)
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TapUI.getInstance().setMyAccountButtonInRoomListVisible(VISIBLE)
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TapUI.getInstance().setNewChatButtonInRoomListVisible(VISIBLE)
Customize Chat Room Features
The following features in TapTalk default chat room can be customized:
• User / Group Profile Button
• Add to Contacts
• Mention Username
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setProfileButtonInChatRoomVisible(VISIBLE);
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TapUI.getInstance().setAddToContactsButtonInChatRoomVisible(VISIBLE);
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TapUI.getInstance().setMentionUsernameEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setProfileButtonInChatRoomVisible(VISIBLE)
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TapUI.getInstance().setAddToContactsButtonInChatRoomVisible(VISIBLE)
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TapUI.getInstance().setMentionUsernameEnabled(ENABLED)
Customize Chat Room Attachments
You can choose to enable or disable message attachments in chat room as follows:
• Documents
• Camera
• Gallery
• Location (requires Google Places API Key)
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setDocumentAttachmentEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setCameraAttachmentEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setGalleryAttachmentEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setLocationAttachmentEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setDocumentAttachmentEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setCameraAttachmentEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setGalleryAttachmentEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setLocationAttachmentEnabled(ENABLED)
Note: Location attachment will be disabled by default when Google Places API Key is not set from TapTalk class.
Customize Chat Bubble Long Press Action
You can choose to enable or disable long press action menus in chat room as follows:
• Reply Message
• Forward Message
• Delete Message
• Save Media to Gallery
• Open Link
• Compose Email
• Dial Number
• Send SMS
• View Profile
• Send Message
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setReplyMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setForwardMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setDeleteMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setSaveMediaToGalleryMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setOpenLinkMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setComposeEmailMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setDialNumberMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setSendSMSMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setViewProfileMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
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TapUI.getInstance().setSendMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setReplyMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setForwardMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setDeleteMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setSaveMediaToGalleryMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setOpenLinkMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setComposeEmailMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setDialNumberMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setSendSMSMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setViewProfileMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
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TapUI.getInstance().setSendMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
Customize Start New Chat Features
If setNewChatButtonInRoomListVisible is enabled (default), you can also customize the availability of its contents:
• Add New Contact (add contact by search)
• Scan QR Code (add contact by scanning QR code)
• Create new group
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setNewContactMenuButtonVisible(VISIBLE);
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TapUI.getInstance().setScanQRMenuButtonVisible(VISIBLE);
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TapUI.getInstance().setNewGroupMenuButtonVisible(VISIBLE);
TapUI.getInstance().setNewContactMenuButtonVisible(VISIBLE)
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TapUI.getInstance().setScanQRMenuButtonVisible(VISIBLE)
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TapUI.getInstance().setNewGroupMenuButtonVisible(VISIBLE)
Customize My Account Page
You can choose to show or hide the logout and delete account button in TapTalk My Account page.
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setLogoutButtonVisible(VISIBLE);
TapUI.getInstance().setDeleteAccountButtonVisible(VISIBLE);
TapUI.getInstance().setLogoutButtonVisible(VISIBLE)
TapUI.getInstance().setDeleteAccountButtonVisible(VISIBLE)
Delete account button is hidden and does nothing if pressed by default, its action needs to be handled manually using TapUIMyAccountListener.
Customize User Profile Page
You can choose to show or hide the add to contacts button in TapTalk Chat Profile page.
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setAddToContactsButtonInChatProfileVisible(VISIBLE);
TapUI.getInstance().setAddToContactsButtonInChatProfileVisible(VISIBLE)
Show Report Button in Profile Page
You may also choose to show Report User and Report Group button in TapTalk Chat Profile page. 
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setReportButtonInChatProfileVisible(VISIBLE);
TapUI.getInstance().setReportButtonInChatProfileVisible(VISIBLE)
The report button is hidden and does nothing if pressed by default, its action needs to be handled manually using TapUIChatProfileListener.
Customize Star Message Menu
To enable or disable star message menu in chat room and chat profile page, you may call setStarMessageMenuEnabled() method from TapUI class. This feature is enabled by default.
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setStarMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setStarMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
Customize Room List Item Swipe Menu 
User is able to swipe an item in the room list page to mark it as read or unread. To enable/disable this feature, you may call setMarkAsReadRoomListSwipeMenuEnabled() and setMarkAsUnreadRoomListSwipeMenuEnabled() respectively.
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setMarkAsReadRoomListSwipeMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setMarkAsUnreadRoomListSwipeMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setMarkAsReadRoomListSwipeMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
TapUI.getInstance().setMarkAsUnreadRoomListSwipeMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
Customize Send Voice Note Menu 
To enable or disable recording/sending voice note in chat room, you may call setSendVoiceNoteMenuEnabled() from TapUI. This feature is enabled by default.
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setSendVoiceNoteMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setSendVoiceNoteMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
Customize Edit Message Menu
To enable or disable editing message in chat room, call the setEditMessageMenuEnabled() from TapUI. This feature is enabled by default.
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setEditMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setEditMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
Customize Saved Messages Feature
To enable or disable Saved Messages feature, call the setSavedMessagesMenuEnabled() from TapUI. This feature is enabled by default. Disabling this feature when the user has previously used it will not remove the user's existing messages that has been sent to the Saved Messages chat room.
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setSavedMessagesMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setEditMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
Customize Pin Message Menu
To enable or disable pin message menu in chat room, you may call setPinMessageMenuEnabled() method from TapUI class. This feature is enabled by default.
Java
Kotlin
TapUI.getInstance().setPinMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED);
TapUI.getInstance().setPinMessageMenuEnabled(ENABLED)
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Show / Hide Action Bar
Enable / Disable Message Read Status
Enable / Disable Add Contact Feature
Customize Room List Features
Customize Chat Room Features
Customize Chat Room Attachments
Customize Chat Bubble Long Press Action
Customize Start New Chat Features
Customize My Account Page
Customize User Profile Page
Show Report Button in Profile Page
Customize Star Message Menu
Customize Room List Item Swipe Menu
Customize Send Voice Note Menu
Customize Edit Message Menu
Customize Saved Messages Feature
Customize Pin Message Menu