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How to manage group members and permissions?

What this guide covers​

Helps group owners, admins (MOD), or Builders with common member and permission management: invite/remove members, role management, mute all / mute individuals, message frequency, in-group friend restrictions, join conditions, and more.

Requirements and before you start​

  • Open Chat Settings in the target group. Most management items are visible or editable only to admins / group owner / Builder.
  • Small groups, Clubs, and DAOs (Token / NFT holding groups, etc.) differ in capabilities: for example, DAO settings pages usually have no remove-member entry, and mute-all or add-friend restrictions may appear only in small groups / Clubs.
  • The UI often uses "Admin" in Chinese; some prompts say "MOD"—they mean the same thing.

Steps​

1. View members​

  1. Open the group chat → Chat Settings.
  2. View the avatar grid in the members area.
  3. For the full list, tap View more to open Member List.

2. Invite new members​

  1. Tap the invite (plus) entry in the members area.
  2. Go to Invite New Members, select contacts, then tap Done.
  3. On success, you may see a prompt such as "Your invitation notification has been sent."
Invite limits

Invite flows may have a per-batch limit (for example, a prompt about a maximum number of invites); follow the current page prompt.

3. Remove members (small group / Club)​

  1. Tap the remove entry in the members area (common in admin view for small groups, Clubs, etc.; DAOs usually only allow invites).
  2. Go to Remove Members, select members, and confirm. Confirmation copy is similar to: "Remove member: xxx?"
  3. Notes:
    • You cannot remove the group owner;
    • Non-owner admins usually cannot remove other admins.

4. Member role management (including admins)​

A standalone Set Admin menu item may no longer be a top-level entry. Use:

  1. Chat Settings → Member Role Management (subtitle often reads "Manage or customize member roles").
  2. Tap an existing role (such as Mod) to manage members under that role.
  3. When needed, + Add Role or use Edit / Save in the top-right corner.
  4. Before deleting a custom role, the page warns that members will lose that role.

5. Mute all (small group / Club)​

  1. As an admin, find the Mute All switch in Chat Settings.
  2. When enabled, regular members are restricted from sending messages per product rules (follow the page).
  3. DAO-type groups usually do not show this item.

6. Mute a member​

  1. As an admin or Builder, open the target member's profile (you must be able to open the profile page).
  2. Tap Mute.
  3. On the Mute Duration page, choose a duration (common options include 10 minutes, 1 hour, 12 hours, 1 day, 3 days, 7 days, 15 days, 30 days, etc.—follow the page).
  4. Tap Confirm.
  5. When already muted, you can unmute per the prompt (confirmation copy is similar to "Unmute this member?").

Product summary: mute permissions are for admins; muted users cannot send messages or use red packets in that group; if muted in multiple groups, the account may enter a silent state (see the mute page for details).

7. Message frequency​

  1. Chat Settings → Message Frequency.
  2. Choose a limit tier (options are usually configured by the server—do not memorize specific seconds).
  3. Tap Save.
  4. Summary: except admins (and usually Builders in DAOs), other members are subject to frequency limits.

8. In-group add-friend restriction (small group / Club)​

  1. As an admin, open In-Group Add-Friend Restriction.
  2. When enabled: regular members usually cannot add each other as friends; group owner/admins are unaffected.
  3. When enabled, regular members may also be restricted from viewing others' profiles (for example, a prompt that the group owner has disabled viewing profiles in the group).

9. Join settings (small group / Club, etc.)​

  1. Chat Settings → Join Settings (subtitle often reads "Set conditions for members to join").
  2. Choose as needed, for example: anyone can join, admin review, auto verification (holdings, etc.), paid join, total asset threshold, and more (options depend on the page).
  3. Only admins can change these; regular members may not be able to save.
  • New member join notification: admins/Builders can toggle.
  • Auto-delete / scheduled chat history destruction: admins or Builders can configure.
  • Group capacity: small groups/Clubs may offer expansion via BOX/USDT (links to an info page).
  • Upgrade to Club: visible only to small-group owners; see How to create a DeBox group?.

FAQ​

Why can't I remove members in a DAO group?​

Token / NFT DAO groups usually do not provide a remove-member entry in settings; product docs also note admins can mute, block, etc., but cannot remove users. Use mute and other management tools instead.

Can regular members change these settings?​

Most switches and role management are available only to admins/group owner/Builder. Regular members can usually view only part of the information.

How does Group Manager relate to muting?​

Group Manager focuses on welcome messages, keyword moderation, clearing inactive members, and other automated operations; mute all / mute member are native capabilities in Chat Settings and member profiles. See How to use Group Manager?.

Review notes​

Based on Android Chat Settings, member list, and mute-related source code; pending-human-review. Menu differences across group types and paid-join details follow the live product; screenshots pending.