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Using Sametime for iOS
You can change your availability status, work with contacts, manage settings and chat with other Sametime® users.
Managing app settings
Tap the Menu icon and then Settings to display the application settings. Your settings persist at the server so they are maintained across installs and other mobile devices you may use.

Using Sametime for iOS
You can change your availability status, work with contacts, manage settings and chat with other Sametime® users.
- Logging In
  You must start HCL Sametime® before logging in. To find Sametime on your device, look for the Sametime icon:
- Using the Main Menu
  Tapping the menu icon allows you to navigate throughout the Sametime app.
- 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. When you are online, by default only contacts that are also online are visible but this can be changed in settings. The contacts screen is a list of your personal and public groups. Personal groups are those that you create for organizing your own contacts. Public groups are those that have been created by an administrator and are already populated with contacts. You can create a hierarchy of groups and contacts under your personal groups, but public groups are static. They can be added as subgroups to personal groups, but you cannot add contacts or subgroups to a public group.
- Contact Info Screen
  Tapping any contact in any group displays the Contact Info screen where the contact name, nickname, photo or default avatar, title, and awareness status display. Tapping the chat icon starts a chat with the contact.
- Working with your Active Chats
  The Chats screen is the default view when you log in. It displays all conversations that you currently have open. For each chat in the list the following details are displayed:
- 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.
- Managing app settings
  Tap the Menu icon and then Settings to display the application settings. Your settings persist at the server so they are maintained across installs and other mobile devices you may use.
- Managing Device Settings
  There are some Sametime settings that are managed from the device settings.
- Help and Support
  Tap the Menu icon and then Help & Support to display the Help and Support screen. From here you can display this help or view Logs and optionally send them to Support.
- Displaying the About Screen
  Tap the menu icon and then About HCL Sametime®to display the About screen. From here you can display the HCL Privacy Statement and any third-party notices. HCL support may also ask you to display this screen to verify the version and build of the app that you are running.

Managing app settings

Tap the Menu icon and then Settings to display the application settings. Your settings persist at the server so they are maintained across installs and other mobile devices you may use.

Table 1. **Sametime Application Settings**
Option	Description
Show Offline Contacts	Set whether or not to show offline contacts in your contact list.
Connect at Launch	With this setting ON, once the app has been configured it automatically logs in whenever the app starts from the application icon.
Remain Online	Set the length of time you want to remain online when you put the app in the background.
Cellular Data Preferences	Use these preferences to determine the behavior for meetings when not on a WiFi connection. By default, users will be joined in audio-only mode and not be allowed to download or play meeting recordings when using a cellular connection. This is to minimize data plan usage.

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