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Start a chat

You can chat in real time with your contacts and know when someone has read your message. Share pictures, voice notes, your location, and other files. You can use the Search chat feature to find specific text in a chat.
To start a chat in 
BBM Enterprise
, a passphrase must be shared between you and your contact. By default, this passphrase is shared automatically, and you aren't prompted for a passphrase.
  1. On the 
    Chats
     screen, tap The New message icon.
  2. Tap a contact.
  3. Type your message.
  4. To add an emoji or sticker to your message, tap The Smile icon.
To go to the newest unread message in a chat, tap 
New Messages
.

Add a picture or file to a chat

For information about sharing files from apps on 
iOS
 devices, see Share a document from an app in the documentation from 
Apple
.
  1. In a chat, do one of the following: 
    • Tap The Drop-down icon > The Image icon. Browse to and select one or more photos. Tap 
      Done
      .
    • Tap The Camera icon
      >
      Photo
      . Take a picture.
  2. Select one of the following options:
    • HD Quality
      : The image may take longer to send and will use more data. 
    • Average quality
      : The image will take less time to send and use less data.
    • Low quality
      : The image takes the least time to send and uses the least data.
    The image quality that you select is saved as the default setting in the device Settings.
  3.  Tap or click The Send icon.
To comment on a picture, in a chat, tap a picture. In the field at the bottom of the screen, type a comment.
To view all the pictures or files in a chat, at the top of the screen, tap the contact name. Tap 
Pictures
 or 
Files
.

Send pictures, 
Glympse
 locations, or files

Depending on your device, some features might not be available.
  1. Tap The attach icon.
  2. Do one of the following:
    • To attach a file, select one of the options.
    • To take a picture, tap The camera icon. Select 
      Camera
      .
    • To record a video, tap The camera icon. Select 
      Video
      .
    • To record and send a voice note, tap The voice note icon.
    • To send a 
      Glympse
       so the 
      BBM
       contact can follow your location on a map until a specified time, tap The Glympse icon. Touch the circle and slide your finger to adjust the duration from 5 minutes up to 4 hours.