Type an @ in the message field and choose from the list who you want to address. That way, in a busy group chat the person knows straight away that the message concerns them: their name is highlighted, their chat gets an @ in the chat list, and on their phone the notification comes through even if they've muted the chat.
How to mention someone
- Type an @
Type the @ at the start of a word, so at the beginning of a line or after a space. A list of the people in this chat appears above the message field.
- Narrow down the list
Type the first letters of the first or last name. You don't need to get accents and umlauts right: "muller" also finds "Anna Müller".
- Pick the person
Click or tap the name. cori puts @Anna Müller into the field, and you simply keep writing.
Web onlyUse the arrow keys to move through the list, Enter or Tab to select, and Esc to close it.
- Send
Send the message as usual. You can also mention several people in one message.
You don't have to pick from the list: if you type the full name after the @ by hand, cori recognises it when you send, as long as it matches the name of a person in the chat exactly. Upper and lower case make no difference.
What the mentioned person sees
- In the message: Mentioned names appear in colour in the text. cori additionally highlights your own name.
- In the chat list: An @ appears next to the number of unread messages as long as the message with the mention is unread.
- On their phone: The notification for the new message arrives as always, even from a chat they've muted.
Limits
- Added only while editing: If you add a mention to a message afterwards, the person doesn't get a notification. Edits never trigger a notification.
- Not in the chat: Anyone who isn't in this chat isn't notified. That applies, for example, to a mention you forward to another chat, or to people who have left the choir. The name then simply stays as text.
- New name: If someone changes their name later, the mention shows the new one. If the person has left the choir, the name from back then stays.
If it doesn't work
- No list appears after the @: The @ is in the middle of a word, you're in a private chat, or no name in the chat starts with what you typed. Delete the letters after the @ and type again.
- The person didn't get a notification: Notifications for cori are off on their phone, or they've switched off the Messages toggle under SettingsNotifications. Anyone who isn't in the chat or only got the mention through an edit doesn't receive a notification either.
- Mentions look like normal text: Mentions are available from version 9.0.0 of the app. Older versions show them as plain text and don't let them through in muted chats. Update the app, see The app isn't updating.
What's next?
- Make chats quieter: Group chats
- Set up notifications on your phone: Setting up push notifications
- Keep important things at the top: Pinning messages
- Everything about chats: Chats and surveys