Manage member's permission

Group owners and administrators can assign roles to control what members can do in a group chat.

Assign Admin/Moderator role to a member

1. Open the group chat.
2. Click the group name at the top of the conversation to open Group info.
3. Click Edit.
4. Under Administration, select Assign roles. You will see the current admins of group
5. Click Add Admins/Moderators
6. Select the member then select appropriate role
7. Click Done to save your changes.

The new permissions take effect immediately.

On mobile app:

Change a member's role

1. Open Group info
2. Right click the current role displayed next to the member's name.
3. Select option: "Change permission"
4. Select appropriate role then click button "Done"

You can also select option "Promote to admin" to quickly assign admin role to a member

Available roles

Read only

Members with the Read only role can:

• Read messages.
• Invite people to the group

They cannot send messages, react to messages, or join calls.

Member

Members with the Member role can:

• Send messages.
• React to messages.
• Delete their own messages.
• Mention everyone using @room.
• Join group calls.

Moderator

Moderators can perform all Member actions, plus:

• Remove members from the group.
• Delete messages sent by other members.
• Pin messages for everyone.
• Start group calls.

Admin

Admins have advanced management permissions and can:

• Change the group name.
• Change the group description.
• Change the group avatar.
• Change group history visibility.
• Assign roles to eligible members.

The updated permissions are applied immediately.

On mobile app, you need to long-press on the member to see the option list then select: "Promote to admin" or "Change permissions":