Inbox
Every customer conversation from every channel, in one place.
Overview
The Inbox is where you read, reply to and manage every conversation your AI has with customers. WhatsApp, Instagram, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, email and the website widget all show up in the same list. You can watch the AI answer in real time, jump in whenever you want, assign a chat to a teammate, leave comments only your team can see, tag contacts, and close a chat with a short note on how it ended.
Tabs on this page
People do not stay on one app. Someone can ask a question on Instagram and send the photo on WhatsApp ten minutes later. Here is what Entagl does about it.
Channel buttons at the top of a chat
When a customer has written to you on more than one channel, small buttons appear at the top of the conversation — one per channel, each showing how many messages are there and how many you have not read. Tap one to jump straight to that chat.
The "All" view
Tap All to read everything this customer has ever sent you, from every channel, in the order it happened. Each message shows which app it came from. It is for reading only — to reply, pick the channel you want to answer on.
Your AI remembers them too
When the same customer moves to another channel, your AI already knows what they told you: it does not ask their name again, does not repeat questions they answered, and does not ask for a photo they already sent. You can switch this off in Agent → General.
"Looks like the same person"
When we cannot be certain, the suggestion shows the other contact and a few plain-language reasons. Open the original conversation or expand the full analysis, then choose Review merge or Not the same. Nothing is joined until you complete the review.
Features
Conversation list
Every chat from every connected channel in one list, newest first, with unread counts, CRM stage, and status badges. On desktop you can drag the divider on its right edge to make the list wider or narrower — it remembers your choice.
Channel filter
Narrow the list to a single channel — for example, only WhatsApp or only Instagram — when you want to focus on one type of customer.
Status filter
Tap the filter icon to narrow the list: open or closed chats, unread only, a specific channel, a date range, conversations that started from an ad, or a CRM stage.
Quick filters for conversations that need attention
Chips under the Business and Personal tabs surface the chats that need a person: 'Needs human' lists handovers, 'AI paused' lists chats where the AI is switched off, 'Follow-ups' lists warm conversations the AI recommends revisiting, and 'Unread' shows what you haven't opened yet.
Message thread
The back-and-forth of the conversation. Customer messages are on the left; your agent's or team's replies are on the right. You'll see attachments, images, voice notes, and quick-reply buttons inline. On web and mobile, choose Copy beside any text message to copy exactly what you see, including an active translation. When you see “No response sent”, select “Show More” to see whether the AI was paused, a teammate replied, or a newer customer message arrived.
Human takeover (handover)
Pauses the AI for this conversation so a team member can answer directly. Toggle it back on when you're done and the AI picks up from where you left off.
Contact panel
The right-side panel shows the customer's name, phone, email, tags, notes, order history, and past appointments. Click "Edit" to update any field.
Assign to a team member
Use the assign button at the top of a chat to choose who on your team handles it, or set it back to Unassigned. The person you pick gets a notification (you don't get one when you assign a chat to yourself). This is separate from the contact's owner, so a customer can keep their usual account manager while today's chat goes to whoever is on shift.
Team comments
Press Team comments at the top of a chat to leave a note for your team, like "Customer prefers mornings". The customer never sees comments. Type @ to mention a teammate and they get a notification. You can edit and delete your own comments, and the owner and admins can delete anyone's.
Closing notes
When you close a chat, you can pick a closing reason (like Booked or Not interested) and add a few words, for example "Booked for Friday 3pm". Only your team sees it. The note shows at the top of the closed chat, with who closed it and when. Don't need one this time? Press Skip note.
Tags and internal notes
Tag contacts (for example, 'VIP' or 'Cold lead') and add notes that only your team can see. Tags make filtering and Campaigns much easier later.
Search conversations
Find any past chat by customer name, phone number, or words inside the messages. The search bar is at the top of the conversation list.
Send photos, videos, and files
When you reply by hand, tap the + button next to the message box to send a photo, a video, or a file such as a PDF price list. You see exactly what you're about to send — with the option to add a message alongside it — before it goes out.
Photos that may contain nudity are hidden
If a customer sends a photo or video that might contain nudity, the inbox does not show it right away. You see a blurred preview with a note that it may contain nudity, plus a View button. Tap View to see it. The next time the conversation is opened it is hidden again, so nobody on your team sees it by accident. Your assistant is also told not to describe or comment on the photo.
Send a voice note
Tap the microphone next to the message box and speak. When you stop, you can listen to it first, then send it — or delete it and start again. Your customer receives it as a normal voice message.
Send a form
For website chat conversations, the Actions menu has a "Send form" option listing your active forms. Pick one and the visitor is asked to fill it in right inside the chat. You'll see a "Form requested" note in the conversation, which changes to "Form completed" once they submit.
Ad context on conversations
When a customer starts a chat by clicking one of your Meta ads (WhatsApp, Instagram, or Facebook), the conversation shows a card with the ad they came from: the headline, the ad text, and the ad image. Your AI agent also sees this automatically, so it answers about the exact treatment, product, or offer the ad promoted instead of replying generically.
Conversation language
Every conversation shows the language it is in — a small globe with a language code, next to the customer's name and next to the message box. Entagl works it out from what the customer actually writes. That language is used when you tap Rewrite to turn your message into the customer's language, when you tap Draft with AI, and by your AI agent when it replies on its own.
Common tasks
Reply to a conversation
About 1 min- Open the sidebar → Inbox.
- Click a conversation in the list, type your reply at the bottom, and press Send. The AI pauses according to your Auto-pause setting when you reply.
Change a conversation's language
About 1 min- Open the sidebar → Inbox and click the conversation.
- Tap the globe button next to the message box at the bottom. It shows the language Entagl detected, like TR or AR.
- Pick the language you want, or choose Auto-detect to hand it back to Entagl. Your choice applies straight away to rewrites, AI drafts, and your AI agent's own replies.
Tips
Frequently asked questions
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