Use Global Search in Arattai to Find Anything in the App

Using Global Search

Global Search in Arattai allows you to find anything across your entire app. It provides a quick way to search all your conversations.

Prerequisites  

  • Stable Internet: A stable internet connection is required to search for contacts and messages.

What Global Search Can Find  

Global Search enables you to search across a variety of content:
  • Conversations: Search for any of your existing conversations, including direct messages, groups, channels, pocket, broadcasts, meeting chats, and system chats.
  • Contacts: Find people in your phone’s contact list, even if you haven't chatted with them yet.
  • Messages: Search for a specific message within your private conversations and joined channels.
  • Channels: Discover and search for public channels you have joined.
  • Arattai Invitations: Find and invite contacts from your device to Arattai. (Only on Android) 

How Search Results are Organised  

When you perform a search, the results are organized into distinct categories to make it easy to find what you're looking for. The results are displayed in the following order:
  • Chats & Contacts: This section shows your existing direct messages, groups, and channels. If your search matches a contact who is not yet in your chat history, they will also appear here.
  • Invite to Arattai: This section provides an option to invite contacts from your device who are not yet on Arattai.
  • Messages: This section displays message-level results from all messages throughout the app.

Using Search Filters  

At the top of the search results page, you can select from different filters to narrow your search.
  • Conversations (default view): This filter shows all relevant results from your chats, contacts, and messages.
  • Public Channels: This filter allows you to search for any public channels on Arattai. Minimum 3 characters are required for this search.

How to Use Global Search  

  • Tap the  search icon or click the search bar at the top of your chat list.
  • Type your search query into the search bar.
  • The results will be displayed instantly, organized into the categories mentioned above.
  • Tap on the result to navigate to the particular chat.


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