Group roles

About group roles

In Verum Messenger, group members can have different roles with different levels of permissions. This helps group creators and administrators manage large groups effectively.

Available roles

Each group member has one of the following roles:

  • Owner — the person who created the group. Has full control over all group settings and members.
  • Super Admin — can manage admins and all group settings.
  • Admin — can change the group name, description, and avatar, and manage messaging permissions.
  • Moderator — can moderate messages in the group.
  • Member — a regular group participant who can send messages and view the chat.

Owner permissions

The group owner has full control, including:

  • Change the group name, avatar, and description.
  • Add and remove members.
  • Assign and remove admins.
  • Delete the group permanently.
  • Configure all group settings.

Admin permissions

Admins can help the owner manage the group:

  • Change the group name, description, and avatar.
  • Set who can send messages — “All Participants” or “Only Admins”.
  • Control whether chat history is visible to new members.

Super Admins have additional permissions to add and remove other admins.

Add an admin

To assign an admin role to a group member:

  1. Open the group chat.
  2. Tap the group name at the top of the screen.
  3. Tap “Admins”.
  4. Tap “Add Admin”.
  5. Select the member you want to promote.
  6. Choose the role — Admin or Super Admin.

Remove an admin

To remove an admin from their role:

  1. Open the group chat.
  2. Tap the group name at the top of the screen.
  3. Tap “Admins”.
  4. Swipe left on the admin’s name.
  5. Tap “Remove from Admins”.

The person will remain in the group as a regular member.

Group messaging settings

Admins and the owner can control who can send messages in the group:

  • All Participants — everyone in the group can send messages.
  • Only Admins — only admins and the owner can send messages. This is useful for announcement groups.

To change this setting:

  1. Open the group chat.
  2. Tap the group name at the top of the screen.
  3. Find the “Who can send messages” setting.
  4. Select the desired option.