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If I invite a new friend to a group chat, can they see the chat history from before they joined?

This depends on the settings managed by the group owner or administrator.

This depends on the settings managed by the group owner or administrator. Under "Group Details - Group Management," the owner/admin can toggle the "New Members Can View History" setting (which is enabled by default):

  • If the switch is [ON]: After joining, new friends can view all types of history messages from the past 7 days, helping them catch up and join the conversation quickly.

  • If the switch is [OFF]: New members will not be able to see any chat history from before they joined the group.

⚠️ Re-joining Rule: If a member leaves (or is removed from) a group and then rejoins, the system will treat them as a "new member." Their access to the past 7 days of message history will be determined strictly by the current status of the toggle at the time they re-enter the group.

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