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Respond to customers while on the go using the WhatsApp hitlchat Mobile App

Includes the same fully featured Shared Team Inbox as the Web version. Respond to your broadcast campaigns, send meta templates, intercept your chatbot's conversations.

Live agent handoff for Botpress & Voiceflow

Respond to your WhatsApp Broadcast campaign replies while on the go

Live agent handoff for Botpress & Voiceflow

Transfer customer WhatsApp chats between agents

Live agent handoff for Botpress & Voiceflow

Send meta templates, quick replies and multimedia

Live agent handoff for Botpress & Voiceflow

Conversation handover from your Botpress or Voiceflow Chatbot

Live agent handoff for Botpress & Voiceflow

Includes all features of the desktop version

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A WhatsApp Team Inbox App That Fits in Your Pocket

The hitlchat mobile app puts the same shared team inbox your desk agents use onto iOS and Android. Conversations, assignments, bot takeovers, and campaign replies follow you out of the office.

It's a native app, not a squeezed-down website: push notifications announce new messages, the thread view feels like a messenger, and replying with a template or a voice note takes the same two taps you'd expect from any chat app.

Why a mobile inbox matters

WhatsApp customers don't keep business hours, and plenty of businesses don't keep desks:

  • A handoff at 9 pm deserves better than waiting for morning
  • Owners want eyes on the queue from anywhere, not a laptop bag
  • Field teams and shop floors work standing up
  • The person on call changes; the inbox shouldn't

If your customers live on their phones, the team answering them may as well too.

How Hitlchat works on mobile

Sign in with your normal account and the queue is simply there:

  1. The chat list mirrors the web inbox, with filters for all chats, your chats, bot chats, human requests, unassigned, and resolved.
  2. Open a thread to reply with text, photos, documents, voice notes, approved templates, or saved quick replies.
  3. Take over from the bot, change a status, transfer to a teammate, or leave an internal note, all from the same screen.
Handoff means a human is available — the app decides that the human doesn't have to be at a desk.

Benefits of Running Your Inbox from the App

Small screen, full authority over the queue.

Handoffs reach your pocket

Push notifications fire when messages arrive, so an escalation finds whoever is on call instead of an empty office.

The real inbox, not a viewer

Assign, transfer, resolve, pause the bot: every inbox action your desk agents have, in the palm of your hand.

Templates and quick replies on tap

Approved Meta templates and your saved quick messages are built into the composer, so thumbs move as fast as keyboards.

Voice notes and media, native

Record a voice reply, snap a photo, or attach a document with the phone's own tools, straight into the customer thread.

Always in sync with the desk

App and web share one live queue over the same real-time connection, so a chat claimed on mobile is instantly owned everywhere.

What Lives in the App, What Stays on the Web

The split is deliberate: conversation work goes everywhere you go, account administration stays on the big screen.

Capability Mobile app Web app
Shared inbox with filters and search Yes Yes
Take over from the bot and pause it per chat Yes Yes
Meta templates and quick replies Yes Yes
Transfer chats, set statuses, leave notes Yes Yes
Native push notifications Yes Browser session
Create broadcasts and view analytics No Yes
Automations, integrations, and configuration No Yes
Contact imports, team, and billing No Yes
The rule of thumb: anything an agent does in a conversation works in the app; anything an admin sets up once belongs on the web. QR-connected numbers add a third option, since agents can also reply from the WhatsApp app itself.

Who Runs Their WhatsApp Inbox from a Phone

For a surprising number of teams, mobile isn't the backup. It's HQ.

Founders doing everything

Solo operators answer customers between supplier runs and school pickups, with the bot holding the fort in between.

After-hours on-call

One rotating teammate carries the escalations each evening. The push notification is the pager; the app is the desk.

Field and trade businesses

Plumbers, agents, and installers quote and coordinate from vans and sites, not from an office chair.

Restaurants and retail floors

Bookings and product questions get answered from behind the counter during the lull between customers.

Managers keeping a pulse

Owners travel and still watch the queue, stepping into a thread only when a conversation genuinely needs seniority.

Distributed support teams

A team across time zones passes the same inbox around the sun, some on laptops, some on phones, one queue throughout.

The inbox concepts are identical on every screen size; the inbox guide covers them all, and the shared team inbox page covers the teamwork layer.

Inside the App

A quick tour of what ships in the iOS and Android builds:

  • Chat list with live filters: all, mine, bot-handled, human requests, unassigned, resolved
  • Search and pull-to-refresh across conversations
  • Messenger-style thread with text, photos, documents, and voice notes
  • Template picker and quick-reply library in the composer
  • Bot pause, status changes, and transfer to a teammate per conversation
  • Conversation notes and full contact profiles
  • Push notifications for new messages, whether the app is open, backgrounded, or closed

Same login as the web, same real-time queue, and remember-me so the morning starts one tap from the inbox.

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know about the hitlchat mobile app.

Which platforms is the app available on?

iOS and Android. Team members sign in with the same account they use on the web, so there's nothing extra to provision.

Is it the full inbox or a cut-down companion?

The full shared team inbox: the same conversations, filters, assignments, and statuses as the web version, with conversation actions intact.

Can I take over from the chatbot on my phone?

Yes. Taking over, pausing the bot on a conversation, and handing control back all work from the thread screen, exactly as at a desk.

Will my phone alert me when customers message?

Yes, through native push notifications that work whether the app is open, in the background, or closed.

Can I send templates and saved replies from the app?

Yes. Approved Meta templates and your quick-message library are both available in the mobile composer.

Can I send voice notes and files?

Yes. The app records voice notes and attaches photos, videos, and documents using the phone's native pickers.

What can't I do from the app?

Admin work: creating broadcasts, building automations, configuring integrations, importing contacts, and managing the team stay on the web app, where those jobs are done once and occasionally.

Does it matter how my WhatsApp is connected?

No. The app works the same over Business API and QR code connections. On QR connections, agents even have the extra option of replying from the WhatsApp app itself.

Can several teammates use the app at once?

Yes. Each person installs the app under their own login, and the shared queue keeps everyone synchronized in real time.

Do webchat conversations show up too?

Yes. Website widget conversations sit in the same mobile queue as WhatsApp, so one on-call phone covers both channels.

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