Confused or lost on how to use the new TinglyTube Messenger? Don’t worry! We’ll teach you how to use it and all of its features on PC, so let's get started!
How to Find and Navigate MessengerYou can find Messenger docked as a purple bar at the bottom of your screen, this bar has a few icons, let’s go over them, what they do, and how to use them:
The "Chat" tab isn't really an icon, but it's still a part of the bar, clicking this will display your "Buddylist", it shows which of your friends are online and available to chat, just click on their name to start chatting with them, if you want to open/view an older chat, just search for their username using the search input at the bottom.
- This icon opens a list of the chatrooms (these are group chats where any online TinglyTube user can participate) you can join and how many are online in them, when you first click on it, you’ll automatically join the “Main Chat” chatroom, you can join other chatrooms by clicking the + icon at the top of the chat tab (where it says the name of chatroom) (Note: You can currently only join three chatrooms at once, this is because they can be quite resource-intensive on our infrastructure).
- This icon opens a list of your unread notifications (it has a similar function to the Notification Bell on YouTube). To show all of your notifications, including ones you’ve already read, click the Search icon at the top (Note: Notifications are currently not available on mobile).
- This icon allows you to hide the Messenger bar, click on it to hide the bar, and click on it again to show the bar (as shown below).
On the top right of the “Chat” tab/Buddylist, you’ll see a gear icon, click this to access various chat related settings:
- Chat Sounds – Click this to disable/enable chat sounds (the “Doink” sound you hear when you receive a message).
- Keep List Open – Click this keep the Buddylist open until you click it again to disable it.
- Show Names Only – Click this to disable/enable the showing of profile pictures in chat and only show usernames.
- Manage Block List… – Select a blocked user from the list and click the “Unblock” button to unblock them.
- Available to Chat – Click this to appear offline in other users Buddylists, this won’t however affect the online status on your actual profile. To appear online again, all you have to do is click the "Chat" tab.
How to Chat with Others Privately
You already know how to start chatting with your friends by clicking on them in your Buddylist, but what if you want to chat with someone who’s not your friend? It’s as easy as with the old messaging system.
Just go to their profile and click the Chat icon, a chat will pop up and you can start chatting with them 😊.
When chatting with others, you can click the Gear icon in the top right of the chat tab to access the following options:
- Pop Out Chat – Clicking this will open the chat in a separate browser window.
- Clear Conversation – Clicking this will clear the chat’s history on your end but doesn’t actually delete anything (this is so that chats and messages can still be reported if they violate our terms).
- Block User – Clicking this will block the user that you’d chatting with and prevent them from chatting with you again. You can unblock them at any time by accessing your Block List in your Buddylist (as described before).
- Report Spam/Abuse – Clicking this will report the user you’re chatting with and their messages to our Trust and Safety team for review, users that send messages that violate our Terms and Conditions and/or Community Standards will either receive a warning or account suspension based on the severity of their violation.
How to Chat with Others in Chatrooms
In Chatrooms, you can chat and send messages the same way you can in private, one-on-one chats, the only difference is that any TinglyTube user can participate in them, this is a great way to meet new people who also share the same interest in ASMR.
In order to keep all chatrooms clean and orderly, messages are limited to 255 characters (letters and numbers), you can only send 3 messages within a 10-second time span, and chat history only lasts for 1 week (7 days).
When chatting in chatrooms, you can click the pop out icon in the top right of the chat tab to open that particular chatroom in a separate window, just like you can in private chats.
You can also click the gear icon to access various chatroom related settings:
- Keep Room Open – Click this to keep that particular chatroom open until you click it again to disable it.
- Chat Room Sounds – Click this to disable/enable chatroom sounds (the “Doink” sound you hear when a new message is received in the chatroom).
- Always Show Names – By default to help keep things organized, all messages will show the name of the user who sent them, click this to only show their profile picture.
- Block Private Chats – Click this to prevent others in the chatroom from being able to chat with you privately by clicking on your name in the userlist (Note: This doesn’t stop them from starting a private chat with you via your profile or their buddylist).
A list of all of the users in that particular chatroom is displayed on the right side, you can click on a user in the list to Private Message (This will be greyed out if they have Private Chats blocked), Block, or Report them.
If you want to reply to someone in a Chatroom, you can make it easy for others and the user you're replying to know that you're talking to them by 'mentioning' them in your message, just type the "@" symbol along with their username after it as shown in the example below:
The user you mention will also have their username highlighted (on their end) so they'll easily spot it.
How to Disable Bell Notifications
You can Disable/Enable Bell Notifications by going to your
User Preferences and unchecking/checking "Enable Bell Notifications (PC only)" under "Account Preferences". Bell notifications are enabled by default, so need to do this unless you want to disable them.
How to Attach Images/Files, GIFs, and Emojis to Your Messages
You can add some pizazz and spiff to your messages by attaching Images/Files (up to 8MB), GIFs, and Emojis by following the steps below for each type:
To Attach Images/Files -
- Click on the camera icon in the right of the message input, this should open up your PC's file manager.
- Double-click on the image/file you want to attach and it will automatically upload and send itself.
To Attach GIFs -
- Click the picture icon in the right of the message input, this will open up a box where you can search for a GIF on Giphy.
- Once you’ve found the perfect GIF to send, click on it, and it’ll automatically send itself.
To Add Emojis -
- Click on the smiley face icon in the right of the message input, this will open up a box you can scroll and click on different tabs to find the emoji(s) you’d like to send.
- Click on the emoji(s) you’d like to add to your message and they’ll automatically be added to the end of your message.
Congratulations! You've successfully learned how to use TinglyTube Messenger! 🎉 So what are you waiting for? Start chatting with others today!
