characters
text as your favorite character, or make your own. they keep folk's memory and can still get things done.
a character is a persona folk can become in your chat. pick one from the gallery, or make your own from a name and one line. free for everyone.
start one
- by text: "let me talk to [name]" or "who can i talk to?"
- on the dashboard: open characters, pick one, tap chat
- from a link: someone shares a character, you tap it
on iMessage, the character sends its own contact card and your chat gets its wallpaper. save the card so the chat shows its name and face.
make your own
give it a name and one line about who they are:
make a character: a grumpy retired chef who roasts my cooking
if it's a real person or a character from a show, game, or book, folk looks them up so they sound right and remember their own story. you can edit anything later: their look, how they talk, their first line.
you can also tell a character who you are to them, even someone from their own story.
they still get stuff done
characters keep folk's memory of you and can still set reminders, check your calendar, and look things up, all in character. don't want that? turn off does things for you in the character's settings.
they can text you first
characters sometimes start the conversation. never at night. to stop it, tell them "don't text me first" or flip the switch in their settings.
go back to folk
say "back to folk" (or switch on the dashboard). the character and everything it remembers is saved for next time.
share it
publish your character to the gallery so anyone can chat with it, keep it private, or share it by link only. published characters show up on your public profile.