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iOS
Chat SDK

Add iPhone messaging with Tencent RTC’s iOS Chat SDK. Connect your Swift or Objective-C interface to direct conversations, groups, and shared media.

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DEVELOPER RESOURCES

iOS Chat SDK Docs & Examples

API Reference

Explore the iOS Chat SDK APIs.

Explore the APIs User Authentication

Integration Guides

Install the iOS Chat SDK and send a test message.

iOS Integration Quick Start

Examples & Source

Explore the messaging experience and the official developer resources.

Try Chat Demo View iOS Source

A better guest conversation

Keep questions, photos, and service updates in one familiar mobile conversation.

Explore Support Chat

More than a text message

Let people share photos and voice messages when words alone are not enough.

Read the iOS Guide

IOS CHAT CAPABILITIES

Messaging foundations for your product

Direct conversations

One-to-one messages
Your own interface

Group messaging

Shared conversations
Membership APIs

Rich messages

Text and media
Custom application content

Conversation state

History and unread counts
Your application store

User identity

Your own user IDs
UserSig authentication

App integration

iOS APIs
Platform-specific lifecycle

Explore the iOS Chat APIs

Start with the APIs that connect your application.

Initialize

Connect your native app

Initialize the SDK once with your Chat application ID.

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V2TIMSDKConfig *config = [[V2TIMSDKConfig alloc] init];
[[V2TIMManager sharedInstance] initSDK:sdkAppID
                                  config:config];

Messages

Send the first message

Send text to another user after signing in successfully.

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[[V2TIMManager sharedInstance]
    sendC2CTextMessage:@"See you soon!"
    to:recipientID
    succ:^{ /* Update your sent state. */ }
    fail:^(int code, NSString *message) {
        /* Show the sending error. */
    }];

Lifecycle

Respond to connection changes

Add an SDK listener and release it when its owner is finished.

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[[V2TIMManager sharedInstance] addIMSDKListener:self];

// When the listener owner is released:
[[V2TIMManager sharedInstance] removeIMSDKListener:self];

CUSTOMIZATION

Your experience. Your way.

Build your own interface around connected conversations.

Build an experience of your own

Connect messaging events to the screens and interactions your product needs.

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GET STARTED

Your first conversation starts here

01
Create your app
Set up a Chat application and your test users.
Open Chat Console
02
Add the iOS Chat SDK
Follow the platform guide to connect your project.
Follow the Integration Guide
03
Connect your users
Sign in two test users and send your first message.
Connect Your Users

iOS Chat SDK

pod 'TXIMSDK_Plus_iOS'

V2TIMSDKConfig *config = [[V2TIMSDKConfig alloc] init];
[[V2TIMManager sharedInstance] initSDK:sdkAppID
                                  config:config];

iOS Chat SDK FAQs

Can I integrate Chat with Swift or Objective-C?

Yes. The iOS guide provides native framework options, including Swift and Objective-C editions. The snippets here use the Objective-C API with TXIMSDK_Plus_iOS; follow the matching edition in your own Xcode project.

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Does the iOS Chat SDK include a ready-made UI?

The SDK supplies messaging APIs and events. Your application builds the chat screens. The illustrations show possible app experiences.

Explore the UI Kit

How do I authenticate users of the iOS Chat SDK?

Generate production UserSig on your backend. Pass it to the client for authentication and keep your application secret on the server.

Read the authentication guide

Are these iOS snippets a complete application?

They show individual integration steps. Follow the full guide for imports, initialization, login, error handling, and target-specific configuration. Test messaging with separate accounts before release.

Follow the full tutorial

How is iOS Chat SDK usage priced?

Hosted Chat service usage follows your selected plan. Check the included features and allowances for your application; optional plugins and Call services can have separate requirements.

View Chat pricing

How do I integrate iOS Chat SDK with Swift or Objective-C?

Integrate the documented package in your Xcode project and handle app lifecycle transitions. Test on an iPhone with the permissions and capabilities used by your chosen features.

Read the platform guide

How do I test iOS Chat SDK before releasing my app?

Check login, SDK readiness, send and receive events, and message state after reconnecting.

Read the platform guide

How do I customize the interface for iOS Chat SDK?

Build your own conversation list, message rendering and composer around documented SDK events.

Read the platform guide

Find support for your next step

Integration questions

Get setup help for the iOS Chat SDK.

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Talk about your application

Discuss your product, expected usage, and integration needs.

Contact Sales

Build your next conversation

Build your app with the iOS Chat SDK.

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iOS Chat SDK

iOS Chat SDK Docs & Examples

API Reference

Integration Guides

Examples & Source

A better guest conversation

More than a text message

Messaging foundations for your product

Direct conversations

Group messaging

Rich messages

Conversation state

User identity

App integration

Explore the iOS Chat APIs

Connect your native app

Send the first message

Respond to connection changes

Your experience. Your way.

Build an experience of your own

Give conversations a place to grow

Your first conversation starts here

Create your app

Add the iOS Chat SDK

Connect your users

iOS Chat SDK FAQs

Can I integrate Chat with Swift or Objective-C?

Does the iOS Chat SDK include a ready-made UI?

How do I authenticate users of the iOS Chat SDK?

Are these iOS snippets a complete application?

How is iOS Chat SDK usage priced?

How do I integrate iOS Chat SDK with Swift or Objective-C?

How do I test iOS Chat SDK before releasing my app?

How do I customize the interface for iOS Chat SDK?

Find support for your next step

Integration questions

Talk about your application

Build your next conversation

iOS
Chat SDK