Tekos Chat FAQ
Chat - FAQ
What is Tekos Chat?
Tekos Chat is a cloud-based, decentralized, real-time messaging app designed to make team collaboration easier. It’s simple to use and secured with end-to-end encryption.
Tekos Chat organizes all your team’s conversations, apps, and tools in one place, so you can focus on getting work done faster. Tekos Chat helps you to communicate easily with teammates and connect your most-used business tools and services.
Who is Tekos Chat for?
It’s for everyone who wants fast and secure messaging and calls. It’s a perfect solution for all types of businesses, startups, organizations…
Tekos Chat is equipped with all tools for effective collaboration: chat rooms, mentions, replies, videoconferencing, file sharing, etc. In addition, you can integrate your favorites third-party apps and create workflow automation.
Can I get a free trial before i purchase?
You can start with our Free plan.
Check our plans HERE.
Is the Free plan really free?
Yes! We want to help you improve your business. This is why the Basic version costs you nothing. And this is forever! You can also try other options free of charge – no credit card information is necessary to sign up and try Tekos out.
Does the Free plan allow using the bots?
The Free plan also gives you all the bot settings to create unlimited Bot accounts. Nevertheless, you need to subscribe to one of our paid plans or to Standalone Flow Builder Instance to create the bot scenario and actions.
Check our plans HERE.
How can i register?
Go to Tekos Chat and create your account by simply choosing your Username and Password. We highly recommend setting your email address for account recovery.
How is it organized?
All conversations happen in rooms. A room is where all the members of the team can work together – share files, ideas, discuss projects, tasks, make video meetings, etc.
You can create chat rooms divided by team, project, client, etc. Share your ideas in a public room or use a private room for targeted discussions. Share rooms with companies and businesses you regularly work with.
You can also have a one-to-one chat with any team member by selecting a “Direct message” in his profile overview.
How is Tekos Chat different from Slack.
Unlike Slack, Tekos chat is decentralized. Businesses can host, own, and control their data; on-premise or in the cloud.
What devices does Tekos Chat work on?
You can use Tekos web version or install apps for iOS and Android.
Download Tekos App HERE.
With whom I can chat?
You can start a chat with people who are already using Tekos Chat by typing their Username or ID in the “Invite” box.
Otherwise, just type the email of the person you want to chat with and he/she will be invited to use the app.
How can I invite someone to a room?
You can invite someone by email or by sending them a link to a room.
Can i prevent others from invating new room members?
You can do it if you are room Admin. By default, all room members can invite new members. To change this permission go to the room settings.
How can I know if a message has been read?
When someone has read a message his avatar is displayed to the right of the message. To know the user’s info and reading time just hover over the avatar or click on it on mobile app.
Can i remove a message?
It depends on the room settings, your role, and permissions. By default, only Admin can remove messages, however, the Admin can change room permissions in the room settings.
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