Find your way around
In the iPhone, Android and web apps, five tabs along the bottom of the screen take you to everything in DonutChat. The desktop app has the same areas in its navigation rail, arranged a little differently.
The five tabs
Section titled “The five tabs”| Tab | What it’s for |
|---|---|
| Chats | All your conversations: direct chats, groups, My Memo and chats you join from Discover. Start or join a chat with New Chat. |
| Discover | News articles picked for you (For You), curated Topics, and articles you Saved. |
| Activity | Threads you take part in, mentions of you, and photos, files and links shared in your chats. Filter with All, Threads, Mentions and Shared. |
| Search | Find people by username, see Suggested people, and invite friends with Invite friends. |
| Profile | Your profile and app settings. Select your name to switch between accounts. |
At the top of Chats, the bell (Notifications) shows who started following you, the bookmark icon opens Bookmarks, and More (⋯) has My Memo, New Group Chat, Join Chat and other options. Filter the list with All, Unread, Groups and DMs.
Tab badges show what’s waiting: Chats shows your unread messages, Activity shows unread thread replies and mentions, and Profile shows a badge when another account on the device has unread messages.
My Memo
Section titled “My Memo”My Memo is a private chat with only you in it, for notes, links and files. Every new account starts with a welcome note there. On iPhone and Android, the note’s 🎁 Invite friends button opens the share sheet with your personal invite link.
To open My Memo, go to Chats > More (⋯) > My Memo. In the desktop app, press ⌘N (Ctrl+N on Linux), choose Direct message and click Personal memo.
Where settings live
Section titled “Where settings live”Settings are on the Profile tab, under App Settings, in groups such as Account & privacy, Preferences and Tools & content. In the desktop app, open Settings from the navigation rail or press ⌘, (Ctrl+, on Linux).
Settings lists what’s in each group and explains what each setting does.
Tab tips
Section titled “Tab tips”- Select the tab you’re on to scroll back to the top.
- While you’re on Chats or Activity, select the tab twice quickly to cycle through its filters. With a screen reader on iPhone or Android, use the Cycle filter action instead.
Desktop and web layout
Section titled “Desktop and web layout”The desktop app’s navigation rail has Chats, Discover, Activity, Saved and People. Press ⌘1 to ⌘5 (Ctrl+1 to Ctrl+5 on Linux) to switch between them. Some things live in different places than on your phone:
- Saved holds your Bookmarks and the Files & links shared in your chats.
- People is where you find people, see your followers and blocked users, and invite friends.
- Discover has For You, Saved, Feeds and Interests tabs.
In Chats, your conversation list sits beside the open conversation, and threads open in a pane next to it. Drag the borders between panes to resize them. Click your profile picture in the navigation rail for Profile & settings, Add another account and Sign out.
The web app uses the same five tabs as the phone apps. For keyboard shortcuts and other differences, see Desktop and web apps.