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Using the Chat Feature in Stridekick

Find out how to chat with fellow challenge participants, teammates, and friends in Stridekick

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Written by Stridekick Team
Updated this week

Connect with fellow participants and teammates using Stridekick’s in-app chat! You can send messages, share photos, react to posts, and reply in threads—all within your challenge or team chat.

🔍 What Types of Chat Are Available?

🏁 Challenge & Team Chat

You’ll automatically be added to a challenge or team chat if your challenge includes one. These chat threads let you connect with other participants or teammates during the challenge.

  • Chat threads stay in your inbox for 10 days after your challenge ends

  • You can mute notifications for any thread using this guide.

✨ Note: To protect your privacy, Stridekick does not offer direct 1:1 messaging with individual users.

📲 How to Use Chat in the Stridekick App

1. Open Your Chat Inbox

Tap the Chat icon from the bottom navigation bar in the Stridekick app.

2. Send Messages & Photos

To send a message, open a chat thread, type your message, and tap the green Send button.

To send a photo:

  • Tap the image icon to upload a photo

  • Or tap the camera icon to take a new one

  • Preview your photo and tap Send photo

📸 Enable Photo Permissions

  • iPhone: Go to Settings > Stridekick > Photos → choose Selected Photos or All Photos

  • Android: Go to Settings > Apps > Stridekick > Permissions → allow access to Camera

💡 Extra Chat Features

➕ Add Reactions

  1. Press and hold on a message or photo

  2. Tap Add a reaction and choose an emoji

  3. To remove your reaction, tap it again

💬 Reply in a Thread

  1. Press and hold on a message

  2. Tap Reply in a thread

  3. Type and send your reply

  4. You can also tap the reply icon beneath a message to view or join the thread

🚫 Report a Message

  1. Press and hold on a message

  2. Tap Report message as inappropriate

  3. Confirm your report to remove the message from chat for all users

👀 See Who Reacted

  1. Press and hold on any reaction emoji

  2. A pop-up will show who added it

  3. Swipe down to return to the thread

🗑️ Delete Your Messages or Photos

You can only delete your own messages.

  • Press and hold your message > tap Delete this message

🧘 Chat Thread Timing & Cleanup

  • Challenge chats will disappear 10 days after the challenge ends

  • Old threads with no activity may automatically be removed from your inbox over time

🔕 Want to Mute Chat Notifications?

You can also mute all push notifications from chat:
​ → ​How to Adjust Your Push Notifications Preferences

🚨 Need to Report Something?

Help keep our community safe and supportive by reporting inappropriate messages or users:
​ → Reporting Messages and Users

💬 Still Have Questions?

Reach our Support Team—we’re here to help.

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