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# Customize UI Kit

> Customize UI Kit — CometChat documentation.

This guide helps you to enable/disable features present in the UI Kit.

In order to achieve this, you need to refer to the UIKitSettings class present in the UI Kit Library.

<Warning>
  Important

  * UIKitSettings class variables have to be changed in the class file located at CometChatWorkspace/src/util. By default, all settings will be enabled.

  * For advanced level customization, you can modify the source code of the UI Kit as per your requirement.
</Warning>

### Tab bar settings

| Class variables | Description |
| - | - |
| chats = true | Hide/Show Recent Chats Value could be *true* or *false* |
| users = true | Hide/Show Users tab Value could be *true* or *false* |
| groups = true | Hide/Show Groups tab Value could be *true* or *false* |
| userSettings = true | Hide/Show User Information tab Value could be *true* or *false* |
| tabs = \["chats", "users", "groups", "calls", "settings"] | Shuffle or re-arrange tabs |

### Recent chat settings

| Class variables | Description | |
| - | - | - |
| unreadCount = true | Show the unread count in the chats list Value could be *true* or *false* | |
| chatListMode = "USERS\_AND\_GROUPS" | Show user, group, or both chats Value could be "USERS", "GROUPS", "USERS\_AND\_GROUPS" | |

### Call settings

| Class variables | Description |
| - | - |
| userAudioCall = true | Enable audio call for user Value could be *true* or *false* |
| groupAudioCall = true | Enable audio call for group Value could be *true* or *false* |
| userVideoCall = true | Enable video call for user Value could be *true* or *false* |
| groupVideoCall = true | Enable video call for group Value could be *true* or *false* |
| enableSoundForCalls = true | Enable sound for calls Value could be *true* or *false* |
| callNotifications = true | Show action messages for calls. Value could be *true* or *false* |

### User settings

| Class variables | Description |
| - | - |
| userListMode = "ALL" | Show all users/friends Value could be "ALL", "FRIENDS", "NONE" |
| showUserPresence = true | Show user presence Value could be *true* or *false* |
| blockUser = true | Allow block/unblock user Value could be *true* or *false* |
| searchUsers = true | Allow search in the user list alue could be *true* or *false* |

### Group settings

| Class variables | Description |
| - | - |
| groupCreation = true | Allow creating group Value could be true or false |
| joinOrLeaveGroup = true | Allow joining or leaving a group Value could be true or false |
| allowDeleteGroup = true | Allow deleting group Value could be true or false |
| viewGroupMembers = true | Allow viewing group members Value could be true or false |
| allowAddMembers = true | Allow adding group member Value could be true or false |
| allowModeratorToDeleteMemberMessages = true | Allow moderator to delete messages of participants Value could be true or false |
| kickMember=true | Allow user to kick group members Value could be true or false |
| banMember = true | Allow user to ban group members Value could be true or false |
| allowPromoteDemoteMembers = true | Allow user to promote or demote members Value could be true or false |
| joinLeaveNotifications = true | Show action messages for groups Value could be true or false |
| searchGroups = true | Allow search in the group list Value could be true or false |
| messageInPrivate = true | Enable option to send message to group members in private Value could be true or false |

### Message settings

| Class Variable | Description |
| - | - |
| `sendMessageInOneOnOne` | Allow sending 1-1 message. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `sendMessageInGroup` | Allow sending message in groups. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `sendPhotoVideos` | Allow sending photos & videos. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `sendFiles` | Allow sending files & documents. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `sendEmojis` | Allow sending emojis. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `sendEmojisInLargerSize` | Allow sending emojis in larger size. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `sendTypingIndicator` | Allow sending/receiving typing indicator. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `editMessage` | Allow editing a message. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `deleteMessage` | Allow deleting a message. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `threadedChats` | Allow threaded replies on a message. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `sendLiveReaction` | Allow sharing live reaction. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `viewShareMedia` | Allow shared media. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `showReadDeliveryReceipts` | Allow read/delivery receipts for messages. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `polls` | Allow creating a poll (Poll Extension must be enabled from Dashboard). Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `enableSoundForMessages` | Enable sound for incoming/outgoing messages. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `sendMessageReaction` | Enable reactions for messages. Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `collaborativeDocument` | Enable collaborative document (Collaborative document Extension must be enabled from Dashboard). Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `collaborativeWhiteboard` | Enable collaborative whiteboard (Collaborative whiteboard Extension must be enabled from Dashboard). Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `messageTranslation` | Enable message translation (Message translation Extension must be enabled from Dashboard). Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `sendStickers` | Allow sending stickers (Stickers Extension must be enabled from Dashboard). Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `smartReplies` | Enable smart replies (Smart Reply Extension must be enabled from Dashboard). Value could be `true` or `false`. |
| `hideDeletedMessages` | Enable hiding messages. Value could be `true` or `false`. |


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