Messaging Features
DISAPPEARING MESSAGES
You can set a period for messages to disappear for all sent messages sent by:
On Desktop
- Going to the avatar logo.
- Select Settings and to Chat.
- In Disappearing Messages, select the duration time of which you want messages to disappear under Default Message Timer.
On Android & iOS
- Go to the settings button on the bottom right.
- Select Settings and Chats.
- Under Messages > Default Message Timer, select the duration of time which you want messages to disappear under Default Message Timer.
LOCKING CONTENT
Mode allows the option to lock messages and attachments, so recipients can’t download, save, copy or forward them. You can do this by:
On Desktop
- Going to the avatar logo.
- Select Settings and Chat.
- Toggle ON/OFF under Lock Content.
On Android & iOS
- Go to the settings button on the bottom right.
- Select Settings and Chats.
- Toggle ON/OFF under Lock Content.
ATTACHMENTS
- Upload Quality:
The quality of your attachment upload can be set to either Compact / High or Original by:
- Go to your Settings.
- Under Chat, select upload quality in Attachments – Media Upload Quality
- Use Random Filenames for Attachments (Desktop Only)
To add additional privacy, the name of your file names can be set to be auto generated, meaning the name of the file you upload to Mode Desktop will be randomly generated. You can set this feature on by:
- Go to your Settings
- Under Chat, toggle ON/OFF under Use Random Filenames for Attachments
- Remove Meta-Data from Attachments (Desktop Only)
This feature removes attachment information such as author, date, location, camera, file type etc., from your attachments. To turn this feature on:
- Go to your Settings
- Under Chat, toggle ON/OFF under Remove Meta-Data from Attachments
- Automatic Media Download
You can also set your Mode app to download media automatically by:
On Desktop
- Go to your avatar logo.
- Select Settings.
- Under Chat, toggle ON/OFF under Automatic Media Download.
On Android & iOS
- Go to your Settings.
- Under Chat, go to Automatic Media Download.
- You can select automatic media download for photos, audio or files by selecting on each and whether you wish to automatically download by Never, Wi-Fi or Cellular Data (or both).
