@ mentions: get the right person’s attention
type @ and pick a name. the person you tagged gets a nudge, and the noise stays quiet.
big group chats are fun until you need one specific person to answer one specific question. now you can type @ in any chat and pick someone from the list of people in it.
how it works
- type @ in the composer and a picker shows up with the chat’s members
- keep typing to filter, then tap a name or hit return
- mentions show up highlighted in the message, so everyone can see who was tagged
mentions work in pinned messages too, so "@sam is on ice duty" stays at the top of the chat right where sam can see it.
