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Revision 57 (Jan Schulz-Hofen, 08/03/2015 03:32 PM) → Revision 58/60 (Thomas Carney, 08/03/2015 03:34 PM) 

# Set Up Team Chat in Planio 

 Team Chat lets you quickly make decisions together with your team in real time from your phone or computer. 

 You'll also have a real-time feed of the latest updates on your project on any device, and you'll be able to ping any team member when you need to talk to them. 

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 ## How Can You Use Team Chat? 

   - You can **chat with your team members** directly inside Planio, **on desktop clients** or **on your mobile** about a project. 
   - You can **discuss an issue in chat**, and your chat will be easily accessible from that issue, so you’ll have all the discussion around the issue in one place. 
   - You can **ping people by writing their name**, so you can quickly ask them a question. They’ll get a notification, so they’ll know about it straight away. 
   - You can **search the entire chat log** using search. Everybody can simply look up what has been said on a subject and absent people can catch up on past chats easily.  
   - You'll see **chat notifications on updates** made within Planio. 

 ## Activate Planio Chat and Get Your Planio Chat Credentials 

 Log into your Planio account and select the project for which you want to enable team chat. 

 Go to **Apps** in the navigation bar and make sure **Team Chat** is installed. It’s an optional extra, so you might have to upgrade to use it. 

 ![](install_chat_app.png)   
 *Install the Chat App* 

 Once installed, you’ll see a chat tab in the bottom-right of the screen. You can start chatting here. 

 ![](chat_window.png)   
 *You can use chat from within Planio* 

 You'll also find **Chat Logs** in the navigation bar. Click on it, and you’ll see a history of all chat messages. On the right, you’ll see a sidebar with chat credentials. You’ll have to enter your account password to see the **Server password**. 

 ![](chat_credentials.png)   
 *You'll find your chat credentials in this sidebar* 

 You’ll need these credentials to set up chat on mobile devices and desktop IRC clients. 

 ## Set Up Team Chat on Your Favorite Device 

 Choose your platform below: 

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 | [[Set up Team Chat on Your iOS device using Colloquy| !colloquy-for-ios.png!]] |    | [[Set Up Team Chat on Your Android Device using AndroIRC| !androirc-for-android.png!]] | 
 | **[[Set up Team Chat on Your iOS device using Colloquy|Colloquy for iOS]]**      |    | **[[Set Up Team Chat on Your Android Device using AndroIRC|AndroIRC for Android]]**      | 
 | [[Set up Team Chat on Your Mac using Colloquy| !colloquy-for-mac.png!]]          |    | [[Set up Team Chat on Windows using Pidgin| !pidgin-for-windows.png!]]                   | 
 | **[[Set up Team Chat on Your Mac using Colloquy|Colloquy for Mac]]**             |    | **[[Set up Team Chat on Windows using Pidgin|Pidgin for Windows]]**                      |