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How to create a team group

A team group is a members-only group conversation in the Inbox, the Call Center and the Dialer. Only the people in the group can read it - not other team members, and not owners or admins who are not in it.

  1. 1
    Start a new group

    In the Inbox click New chat, then New group. In the Call Center click New chat next to the Dialer, then New group, or New group at the top of the Contacts list. In the Dialer, use New message, then New group. In the phone app, open Messages, start a new chat and tap New group.

  2. 2
    Add group members

    Step 1 is Add group members. Teammates who sign in to Genaya are listed under On Genaya, with the Genaya mark on their picture. Teammates without a Genaya login, such as an External Employee, are under Not on Genaya and get the group by text. If your role may, you can also add contacts that have a phone number, or type any phone number.

  3. 3
    Name the group

    Step 2 is New group. Add a group photo if you like, and type a name (a suggestion is offered). When phone numbers are in the group, also pick the texting number the group texts from.

  4. 4
    Create group

    Click Create group. The group opens at once, and you are its first group admin.

infoTeammates on Genaya read and reply in the Genaya app, on web and on the phone. New members see messages from the moment they joined. Someone who leaves or is removed loses the group's history.

Who is On Genaya

A teammate is On Genaya when they have their own active Genaya sign-in with the email on their team profile. Genaya checks this on its servers, for your own team only, so nobody can look up who else has a Genaya account.

An External Employee, a teammate whose invite is not accepted yet, or one whose sign-in uses another email is Not on Genaya. They join by text at the phone number on their team profile, which needs the permission to add phone numbers. A teammate with no phone number on their profile shows Not on Genaya, no phone number and cannot be added until one is saved.

Writing in a group

  • The group uses the Inbox composer: + attaches photos or files, and Quick texts inserts a saved reply.
  • AI generate drafts the next message from the recent messages you can read, and Help me write (the wand) writes what you ask for. The draft lands in the box for you to edit and send. Nothing is sent by itself.
  • When the group has phone members, a line under the box shows who also gets your message by text, such as Also texted to 2 numbers from Main line.
infoEach AI draft is a Genaya AI helper call: 10 credits. See How Genaya AI credits work.
Teammates
Up to 256 teammates in a group. Messages between teammates are free.
Phone numbers
Up to 20 phone numbers in a group, teammates who are Not on Genaya included. See How phone numbers in a group work.
Attachments
Up to 5 photos or files per message, each file up to 10 MB.
Group photo
Any image up to 10 MB. Change or remove it in Group info.

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