Using Ad Hoc channels for group conversations

Ad Hoc Channels are a special type of channel which allows your Android and iOS users to create on-the-fly groups from their device. This type of channel is perfect for quick, temporary conversations between a few people. Admins can enable and disable Ad Hoc conversations from the Common settings on the Management Console. For larger, permanent channels, we recommend creating a regular network channel from the Management Console. 

There are two ways to create Ad Hoc channels:

• From the Recents screen
• From the Contacts screen

Creating Ad Hoc channels from Recents screen

This task is performed on the user's device (Android or iOS)

1. Go to your Recents Conversations screen
2. Tap the + (create Ad Hoc channel) icon at the bottom right corner. A list of all your contacts will display

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3. From the contact list, select all the contacts you want to invite to the channel and press Start. The invited contacts will receive an audio alert that an Ad Hoc channel has been created.

Creating Ad Hoc channels from Contacts screen

This task is performed on the user's device (Android or iOS)

1. From your Contacts list, select a user you want to add to an Ad Hoc channel
2. Tap the pull-down arrow to the right of the username and select Add participants to add more users

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3. Select the contacts you want to invite to the channel and press Start. The invited contacts will receive an audio alert that an Ad Hoc channel has been created.

Using Ad Hoc channels

• Ad Hoc channels are only displayed on the Recents screen
• All users can connect or disconnect from the Ad Hoc channels
• Ad Hoc channels can be renamed by members of the channel
• In order to use Ad Hoc channels, all users must be on these versions of Zello:
  • Android version 3.71+
  • iOS version 3.38+

Removing Ad Hoc Channels

• Users can remove Ad Hoc channels from their Recents list
• Once removed, the user can only re-join the Ad Hoc channel if re-invited by a member.

Questions? Contact us or submit a new ticket for support-related inquiries.