When you create a chat group, you become the chat group’s group admin automatically and can update the chat group settings for its members.

If you don’t want to be the group admin any longer and want to give the role to another member, you can also transfer the group admin rights.

Edit chat group settings

Mobile

• On your phone, open the SeaTalk app.
• Tap the chat group that you manage.
• In the top right, tap the icon.

• Tap Group Management.
• Toggle the settings you want:
• Allow Others to View Member List: allow members in the group to view the names of all group members.
• Allow Others to Add Member: allow members in the group to add new members.
• Allow Others to Remove Member: allow members in the group to remove other members.
• Remove Member Silently: allows members in the group to remove other members from the group without an alert.
• Allow Others to Use @All: allow members in the group to mention all. This will trigger a notification to all in the group.
• Allow Others to Pin Message: allow members in the group to pin messages.
• Allow Others to Share This Group: allow members to share a link or QR code to join the group.
• Display Chat History: allow new members to view the last 100 messages in the past 24 hours in the group prior to them joining. This does not apply to members joining using the QR code.

Desktop

• In the SeaTalk desktop application, click the chat group that you manage.
• Click the … icon in the upper right.
• Click Group Management.
• Toggle the settings you want:
• Allow Others to View Member List: allow members in the group to view the names of all group members.
• Allow Others to Add Member: allow members in the group to add new members.
• Allow Others to Remove Member: allow members in the group to remove other members.
• Remove Member Silently: allows you to remove members from the group without an alert.
• Allow Others to Use @All: allow members in the group to mention all. This will trigger a notification to all in the group.
• Allow Others to Pin Message: allow members in the group to pin messages.
• Allow Others to Share This Group: allow members to share a link or QR code to join the group.
• Display Chat History: allow new members to view the last 100 messages in the past 24 hours in the group prior to them joining. This does not apply to members joining using the QR code.

Transfer group chat admin role

If you created a group chat but no longer want to manage it, you can transfer the group owner role to another member.

Currently, you can only do this on your mobile device.

• On your phone, open the SeaTalk app.
• Tap the chat group that you manage.
• In the top right, tap the icon.
• Tap Group Management.
• At the bottom, tap Transfer Ownership.
• Tap the member you want to transfer the role to.
• Tap Confirm.