Create and Customize a Quick Chat

Create and Customize a Quick Chat

Quick Chat lets you create a fictional phone conversation without first setting up an AU Story, scenes, or characters. Start with a two-person chat, customize the conversation, then download a PNG of the saved preview.

Before you begin

Sign in to AU Studio. Quick Chat is available from the dashboard, alongside your AU Stories.

This tutorial uses a fictional conversation between You and Mila. Your names, messages, and images will be saved to your account’s Quick Chat.

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1. Create a Quick Chat

1. Open the dashboard.
2. Select Quick Chat.
3. AU Studio creates a new conversation and opens its editor.

A new Quick Chat starts with two people: You and Contact. It uses the iMessage style by default and contains no sample messages.

2. Set the chat title and people

In the editor, use the pencil icon beside Chat title to change the conversation’s name. The title is generated automatically when you create a Quick Chat, and you can edit it at any time.

Under People:

1. Select a person’s name to edit it.
2. Select the avatar to upload an image.
3. Wait for the save status before leaving the editor.

There is no separate avatar URL or media-library picker in this editor; avatars are added through the upload control.

3. Choose a chat style

Select iMessage or WhatsApp. The choice saves automatically and updates the preview while keeping the conversation’s people and messages.

4. Add messages

Use + Received or + Sent below the message cards to add a message:

• Received represents a message from the other participant.
• Sent represents a message from You.

Type in the message field. The editor saves new and existing messages automatically after a short pause. You can also set the message time, choose a reaction, select a reply, and set an outgoing receipt. Use the image upload control to attach a picture.

Wait until the editor shows Saved before downloading. If saving fails, the editor displays an error and a Retry save control.

The + Received and + Sent controls stay below the message cards as the conversation grows. Use the message controls to reorder or delete a saved message.

5. Customize the appearance

Under Appearance, choose a supported device preset and light or dark chat appearance. You can upload a chat background image or restore the default background. Changes save through the editor’s existing save flow; check for a save error before exporting.

Quick Chat’s preview starts compact and grows with the conversation up to the selected device’s size. Longer conversations can scroll within the phone preview.

6. Download the conversation

Review the phone preview. When the latest changes have saved, select Download PNG.

The PNG reflects saved messages and appearance settings. If the download control is disabled, check the editor for unsaved changes or a save error, then wait for the save to finish or retry it.

Optional: Create a group chat

A Quick Chat starts as a one-on-one conversation. Select Group Chat above the editor’s style and people controls to change its type. The existing two participants remain in the conversation.

In Group Chat, use Add person to include another participant. You can choose the sender for each message from the group’s participants.

You can switch a group back to Chat while it has exactly two participants. If it has more than two, remove eligible extra participants first; the editor will prevent switching to a one-on-one chat while more than two people remain.

Find your chats later

Quick Chats appear in the Quick Chat section of the dashboard and in My Chats. Open a conversation to continue editing it. You can rename or delete a Quick Chat using the available controls.