Chat with travelers in real time
Step by step, 3 min read ·
Messages arrive instantly, you see when your buddy is typing, and ticks show when a message is delivered and read.
Planning a dinner in Shibuya or a shared taxi shouldn’t mean refreshing a chat. On Waykin, messages arrive the moment they’re sent, and you always know where your message stands.
1/9Open “Messages” from the tab bar and tap a conversation.
Messages
- 1
Marco
Sure, let’s sort out the details tonight.
Lena
Perfect, see you there 👋
Sofia
Hi! Saw your post, I’m in Tokyo on Oct 14 too.
Steps
What the ticks mean
- One gray tick: your message was sent.
- Two gray ticks: it reached the other person’s phone.
- Two colored ticks: they opened the chat and read it.
Notifications while you use the app
- In the same chat: no notification, just a short chime. The message is already on screen.
- Elsewhere in the app: a banner slides in from the top. Tap it to jump into the chat.
- App closed: you get a regular push notification.
Photos, voice messages and documents
- Photo: Tap + and pick a photo from your gallery, or take one with the camera.
- Document: Tap + → Document to share a PDF, Word, Excel or similar file up to 20 MB.
- Voice message: With the text box empty, tap the mic, speak, then tap send. Recordings stop automatically after 5 minutes.
Media isn’t kept on our servers: it’s deleted as soon as the other person receives it and stays on both phones for 7 days. To keep something, long-press it and tap Save. Photos go to your gallery, voice messages and documents to Files.
Emoji reactions
Long-press any message and pick an emoji. Tap the same emoji again, or your reaction under the message, to remove it.
Good to know
- Choose who can write to you under Profile › Settings › Visibility Preferences: everyone or only your friends.
- Until the other person reads it, long-press your message and tap Edit to change it. Once it’s read, it can’t be edited.
- Don’t want to hear from someone? Block or report them from their profile.
