In addition to using Party, Users 13 and older can use Party chat to chat with friends.
How do I access Party chat outside of an experience?
Chatting with your friends is similar across all supported platforms(Android, iOS, Windows, Mac, VR), but there may be some visual differences.
To chat with friends in the app, follow these instructions:
- Open the Roblox App
- In the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen, select the Party tab
- Click the "+" button and select the friends you want to chat or party with.
How do I access Party chat inside an experience?
Party and Party chat will be accessible from the Experience Controls
- If you are currently in an active Party, Party chat will be quickly accessible next to the other communication controls.
- If you are not in an active Party, Party chat will be accessible from the hamburger menu.
How do I start a new group in the app?
- In the navigation bar at the bottom of the screen, select the Party tab
- Click the "+" button
- Select up to 5 friends by scrolling through your friends list or searching their username
- Click on Create in the upper right to start the chat
- The new group page will load
Note: If your friend adds you to a group, you will be added to it automatically. When you are added to a group, you may see an unread message notification indicating there are unread messages from the new group. If you don't want to be in the group, you can leave at any time. If someone continues to add you to groups you don't want to be in, we encourage you to block them. For further information, please see our help articles about How to Report Rule Violations and How to Block Another User.
How do I change the name of a group?
To change the name of a group, please do the following:
- Navigate to the group you wish to edit
- Click on the group name in the top of the screen
- Click on Not Set
- Type in a new name for the group
- When done, select the Save option
How do I report or remove someone from a group I created?
- Navigate to the group you wish to edit
- Select the three dots icon in the top right of the screen
- Select the three dots icon next to the user you wish to report and/or remove from the chat group
- Select either Report User or Remove from Group.
Note: If the user said anything rude or inappropriate, or in any way violated Roblox's Terms of Use or Community Standards, please make sure to select Report User and then select Remove from Group afterward. Learn more about reporting violations here.
How do I add a friend to a group I previously created?
- Navigate to the group you wish to edit
- Select the three dots icon in the top right of the screen
- Select Add Friends
- Select a user to join your group by scrolling through your friend's list or searching their username
- Click Add in the upper right when you've selected the users you want to add
How do I leave a group on mobile?
- Navigate to the group you wish to leave
- Select the three dots icon in the top right of the screen
- Select the Leave Group option and confirm your choice
How to Disable Party chat
For users age 13 and over, you have the option to change who can chat and also group up to join experiences together with you as follows:
- You have the option to change the Party setting default from Friends to No one. Selecting Friends limits you to a 1:1 Party (up to two members) and if you select No one you will be unable to participate in any Party.
- You also have the option to change the Group Party setting default from Friends to No one. The Friends setting indicates that you can be in a Party with up to six members.
Note: If settings for Party are defaulted to No one then Group Party will also be defaulted to No one.