Privacy and message settings
VNCchat gives you control over what other people see about you, how long rooms keep their history, and how much a conversation is allowed to interrupt you.
Read receipts and typing
Section titled “Read receipts and typing”In Settings → Privacy:
| Setting | When it is on | When it is off |
|---|---|---|
| Send read receipts | People you chat with see when you have read their messages (Seen by …). | You do not tell others when you have read a message. |
| Show typing indicator | Others see {name} is typing… while you write. | You do not show a typing indicator. |
Both are stored for you and apply across your conversations. See Settings for the full settings reference.
Message retention
Section titled “Message retention”Retention sets how long a conversation keeps its message history. Open the conversation’s ⋮ menu and choose Message retention, then pick Use default ({days} days), a fixed number of days (1 / 7 / 30 / 90 / 365), or Keep forever. Older messages are deleted on this schedule. Clear history removes the room’s messages right away. → Message retention
Mute a conversation
Section titled “Mute a conversation”Silence a conversation without leaving it. In the conversation’s menu:
| Control | Effect |
|---|---|
| Mute | No notifications from this conversation. |
| Mute sound | Notifications still arrive, but silently. |
| Mute calls | Do not ring for calls from this conversation. |
Each has an inverse (Unmute, Unmute sound, Unmute calls). → Pin and mute a conversation
Where these live
Section titled “Where these live”- Read receipts and typing: Settings → Privacy.
- Retention: the conversation’s ⋮ menu → Message retention.
- Mute: the conversation’s menu (and the command palette).