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4.4 Starting XMPP Group Chat
You can host a group chat using your XMPP account on Bria when the following requirements are met:
• Your XMPP server must support Multi User Chat extension as defined in XEP-0045.
• All the clients must support XEP-0045. For example, users with the previous version of the app cannot join
a chat room.
• All the users must connect to the same XMPP server; in other words their XMPP accounts must have the
same domain.
How it Works
In a chat room, multiple participants can share messages. When a host starts a chat room, an invitation message
is sent to all the selected buddies. The buddies join the chat room either automatically or after accepting the
invitation depending on the client they are using. If a buddy is offline or declines the invitation, the buddy will
not be placed into the group chat.
Once a chat room becomes available, the room remains active until everyone leaves the room. The participants
including the host can leave the chat room and come back later if the chat room is still active. If there are
undelivered messages, Bria will download the messages from the XMPP server and display them in chat
history. The chat history will be saved locally on Bria so that the user can look at it even when the XMPP
account is unregistered.
The green chat icon
inducates the group chat
room is active.
Tap a conversation to add messages, and see chat history.
If a room appears with No Participants and a green icon,
that means you are the last person in the chat room; the
room will be closed when you leave.
Your messages appear on the right.
Tap Details and then their name to
view the contact detail.
Names of current participants.
Tap the Messaging tab, then tap IM.
You can copy a message to the
device’s clipboard by a long-tap on a
message.