1. Workcloud Communication PTT Pro for Android User Guide
  2. Sending Messages
  3. Messaging Contacts
  • PTT Pro for Android User Guide
Messaging Contacts

Messaging Contacts

You can send text messages to one or more contacts. Messages can include attachments such as pictures, video, and audio files.
Audio and video messages require a NAS or
Zebra Enterprise Messaging Service
. Refer to the
Workcloud Communication PTT Pro for Android Configuration Guide
 for configuring a NAS or the
Zebra Enterprise Messaging Service Customer Administrator Guide
 for information regarding the
Zebra Enterprise Messaging Service
.
  1. Tap the
    Contacts
     tab.
  2. Select the desired contact.
    Locate the contact by scrolling through the list of contacts, or perform a search by selecting the magnifying glass icon. After selecting the magnifying glass icon, begin entering the contact name. As each letter is entered, the relevant matches are displayed in the contact list. Keep entering until a match is found. The contact search string is a “sticky” search, meaning that the letters entered remain in the search field until cleared. Entering a string without a match will cause no contacts to be displayed. Clear the search string to review all contacts.
    Contact selected for messaging in PTT Pro for Android
  3. Tap Message icon in PTT Pro taskbar (Message).
  4. Enter the message text.
    Sending a message with PTT Pro for Android
  5. (Optional) Select additional message recipients by tapping on the additional name(s) desired.
  6. (Optional) Add a photo, image, video, audio, or speech-to-text to the message by selecting The paperclip icon is used to attach media to a message..
    Message options include attaching media, setting a priority, or setting an expiration time.
    • Select
      Take Photo
       to take a picture using the device camera.
    • Select
      Upload an Image
       and select an image from the device.
      • Tap The clockwise circular arrow icon rotates an image to the right. to rotate right or The counter clockwise circular arrow icon rotates an image to the left.to rotate left.
      • Tap The line with a slash icon removes changes to the image. to remove changes made to the image.
      • Tap The x icon removes the attachment. to remove the image.
    • Select
      Record Video
       to record video using the device camera.
    • Select
      Record Audio
       to record audio using the device microphone.
    • Select
      Set Priority
       to set the message priority.
    • Select
      Set Message Expiry
       to set an expiration date for the message.
    • Select
      Speech to Text
       to record a message. This option requires that the
      Voice Command
       setting is enabled.
  7. Tap
    Send
    .
Using Message Expiry
Use the
Set Message Expiry
 option to set an expiration date for messages. The message is removed from the system after a refresh or re-login after the message expiration.
  • When the toggle is off, the Expiry value is set to 0 and the message is deleted after 30 days.
  • When the toggle is on, the Expiry value is set to 0 by default and you can increment by day up to 30 days. For example, if the expiry value is set to 5, the message expires in 5 days.
  • An administrator can specify a default expiry value for messages.
  • After sending the message, you can check
    Recent
     for the remaining time. For example, 29 day(s) 23 hour(s) will be the remaining time for the message if the expiry is set to 30 days.
Expiry Toggle-off
Expiration time for a message.
Expiry Toggle-on
Move the slider to enable the expiration and select the days when the message expires.
Check expiration time from Recent
The Recent view displays the expiration time for a message.