Groups
How to create E2E or open-history groups, join, and fix create-blocked or missing history.
Groups
When you create a group you choose:
- History: E2E (sealed) or Open-history (shared backscroll for late joiners)
- Lifetime: Permanent or Temporary (up to about 30 days on Premium; free create timers 24 hours)
How to use
- Open the Group tab → create.
- Pick E2E or Open History, then permanent or temporary.
- Invite with a link, ID, or join password if you set one.
- Admins can pin, approve joins, and manage members.
- Start a voice room from the group when people want live audio (up to 20).
Tips and limits
- Free: 1 active privacy group and 1 active Open History Group.
- Premium: 200 of each.
- Max about 500 members.
- E2E groups do not give late joiners a full backscroll. Open History does.
Troubleshooting
- Cannot create another group — leave/dissolve one (free: 1; Premium: 200), or subscribe if you are on Free.
- Late joiners see nothing — expected on E2E; use Open History if you need backscroll.
- Invite fails — ask for a fresh link; password is case-sensitive; wait if join approval is on.
- No ring on group audio — voice rooms are join-style, not a 1-to-1 call.