Alternate titles: Inbox, Direct Messaging, Private Messaging, Group Chat.
The user wants to interact privately with other individuals or groups from within the system
A collection of 60 User Interface design patterns, presented in a manner easily referenced and used as a brainstorming tool.
Get your deck!Allow users to interact with groups, individuals, or the system through text messages. Elements of this design patterns often includes several screens to be designed:
Chat as an interface is as old as the command line. Combining chatbots with the social interactions of direct and group messaging, chat as an interface can comprehend use cases as varied as paying your gas bill, deploying code, or building intimate social relations..