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Using Sametime for Android
You can change your availability status, work with contacts, manage settings and chat with other Sametime® users. With Sametime11 you can also have multiple devices logged in simultaneously and have persistent chat history across your devices.
Logging in
You must start HCL Sametime® before logging in.

Using Sametime for Android
You can change your availability status, work with contacts, manage settings and chat with other Sametime® users. With Sametime11 you can also have multiple devices logged in simultaneously and have persistent chat history across your devices.
- Logging in
  You must start HCL Sametime® before logging in.
- Using the Main Menu
  Tapping the menu icon in the upper left or sliding from the left of the screen displays the navigation drawer of the Sametime® application.
- Working with Active Chats
  The Chats screen is the default view when you log in.  It displays all conversations that you currently have open.
- Meetings
  Starting with 11.5 you can now create and manage you own meetings under the My Meetings tab on the Meetings dialog. The meetings dialog will also show a list of recent meetings that you have joined as well as an entry field for typing in the name of a meeting you wish to join or start.
- Changing your Online Status
  Your online status includes your availability status and message. Both are displayed at the top of the application menu. Tap your current status to make changes. Other Sametime users who are logged in can see your online status.
- Managing your contacts
  Tap the menu icon and then the Contacts item to display the Contacts screen.
- Contact Info Screen
  When in a chat view with another Sametime® user tap the user avatar in the header or select Contact Info from the overflow menu to display the Contact Info screen where the contact Name, nickname, photo or default avatar, title and awareness status displays. Tapping the chat icon starts a chat with the contact.

Logging in

You must start HCL Sametime® before logging in.

About this task

To find Sametime on your device, look for the Sametime® icon:

After you launch Sametime, the Login panel is displayed.

To log in:

Procedure

Ensure a Sametime community has been created and configured. Your administrator should have provided you these details.
Enter your credentials in the Email Address field and tap the Log In button. If your login process is by password the Password field will then appear. If it uses your corporate credentials you will be redirected to your corporate web page to complete the login process.
Tap the “I am available” status if you wish to change your availability upon login. The default status is Available.
Tap Log In. Sametime will authenticate with the server and begin retrieving your chats.
The Chats screen will display with your active chats.

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