Customize Chat Features

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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.
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.
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setHideReadStatus:ENABLED];
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Enable / Disable Add Contact Feature
You can also choose to enable or disable the user from adding another user as TapTalk contact.
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setAddContactEnabled:ENABLED];
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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
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setCloseRoomListButtonVisible:VISIBLE];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setSearchBarInRoomListVisible:VISIBLE];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setMyAccountButtonInRoomListVisible:VISIBLE];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setNewChatButtonInRoomListVisible:VISIBLE];
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Customize Chat Room Features
The following features in TapTalk default chat room can be customized:
• User / Group Profile Button
• Add to Contacts
• Mention Username
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setProfileButtonInChatRoomVisible:VISIBLE];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setAddToContactsButtonInChatRoomVisible:VISIBLE];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setMentionUsernameEnabled:ENABLED];
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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)
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setDocumentAttachmentEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setCameraAttachmentEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setGalleryAttachmentEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setLocationAttachmentEnabled:ENABLED];
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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
• Save Document
• Open Link
• Compose Email
• Dial Number
• Send SMS
• View Profile
• Send Message
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setReplyMessageMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setForwardMessageMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setDeleteMessageMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setSaveMediaToGalleryMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setSaveDocumentMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setOpenLinkMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setComposeEmailMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setDialNumberMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setSendSMSMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setViewProfileMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setSendMessageMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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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
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setNewContactMenuButtonVisible:VISIBLE];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setScanQRMenuButtonVisible:VISIBLE];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setNewGroupMenuButtonVisible:VISIBLE];
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Customize My Account Page
You can choose to show or hide the logout button in TapTalk My Account page.
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setLogoutButtonVisible:VISIBLE];
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Customize User Profile Page
You can choose to show or hide the add to contacts button in TapTalk Chat Profile page.
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setAddToContactsButtonInChatProfileVisible:VISIBLE];
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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.
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setStarMessageMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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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.
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setMarkAsReadRoomListSwipeMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setMarkAsUnreadRoomListSwipeMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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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.
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setSendVoiceNoteMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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Customize Edit Message Menu
To enable or disable editing message in chat room, call the setEditMessageMenuEnabled: from TapUI. This feature is enabled by default.
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[[TapUI sharedInstance] setEditMessageMenuEnabled:ENABLED];
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Contents
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
Customize Star Message Menu
Customize Room List Item Swipe Menu
Customize Send Voice Note Menu
Customize Edit Message Menu