# How to add a chat option to the app **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** firebase, beginner\ **Created:** [July 15, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118 "2021-07-15T06:34:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![leo\_2008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@leo\_2008](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leo_2008)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 6:34am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/1 "2021-07-15T06:34:05Z")
Hey guys I am again facing a problem , infact two problems but for the second problem I will be creating a new topic so that there is no confusion created . So I was trying to make a chat app earlier as a trial so that I could use it in my main app . I found out that the chat app was working perfectly, so I added the same to my main app but it was not working could you please help to find out what the problem is !! This is the link of my main App : [[Thunkable](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/5245a23e6870efb4219031528be8ee1c)] ---
**Author:** ![codeswept](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/codeswept/32/87755_2.png) [@codeswept](https://community.thunkable.com/u/codeswept)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 6:39am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/2 "2021-07-15T06:39:28Z")
Can you please tell us what is not working? ---
**Author:** ![leo\_2008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@leo\_2008](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leo_2008)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 6:50am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/3 "2021-07-15T06:50:26Z")
When u type and send a message in the last screen of my app it does not work ---
**Author:** ![leo\_2008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@leo\_2008](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leo_2008)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/4 "2021-07-15T06:52:16Z")
- I type and send a message in the last screen of my app it does not work ---
**Author:** ![rishabh\_jain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/rishabh_jain/32/125953_2.png) [@rishabh\_jain](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rishabh_jain)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 8:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/5 "2021-07-15T08:07:23Z")
Lakshya I am not understanding what is the problem pls specify ---
**Author:** ![leo\_2008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@leo\_2008](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leo_2008)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 8:44am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/6 "2021-07-15T08:44:17Z")
@Rishabh do you remember you had helped me withthe chat app it was just a trial so that I could you it in another app of mine . When I had added the chat option on the other app it wasn’t sending the text . I have sent the link of the app in the above comments. ---
**Author:** ![rishabh\_jain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/rishabh_jain/32/125953_2.png) [@rishabh\_jain](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rishabh_jain)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 11:16am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/7 "2021-07-15T11:16:54Z")
Okay But Don’t add phone no. I think so ---
**Author:** ![leo\_2008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@leo\_2008](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leo_2008)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/8 "2021-07-15T16:27:09Z")
I have wantedly added the phone number due to some reasons so just let it be there ! Guys have you found out the problem even I am trying to find it from my side but not able to find the problem ---
**Author:** ![rishabh\_jain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/rishabh_jain/32/125953_2.png) [@rishabh\_jain](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rishabh_jain)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 4:18am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/9 "2021-07-16T04:18:09Z")
Now also I think the same problem you’re facing which I have written in chat trial wait i’m opening my laptop i’m just seeing it ---
**Author:** ![rishabh\_jain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/rishabh_jain/32/125953_2.png) [@rishabh\_jain](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rishabh_jain)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 4:29am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/10 "2021-07-16T04:29:00Z")
see you have created 2 key of reatime db1 how it will work ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/c/f/cf03e5d3a22be49d8dcbf7368bcda90dbc9bf107.png) see this 1st key ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/3/7/371722c3c09f159793e16518d14f478f377f2aa3.png) and see this 2nd key of variable how to it work Create another realtime db and create and project in firebase of realtime db ---
**Author:** ![leo\_2008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@leo\_2008](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leo_2008)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/11 "2021-07-16T04:58:16Z")
I di not understand ---
**Author:** ![leo\_2008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@leo\_2008](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leo_2008)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 4:58am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/12 "2021-07-16T04:58:23Z")
Did ---
**Author:** ![leo\_2008](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b3f665/32.png) [@leo\_2008](https://community.thunkable.com/u/leo_2008)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/13 "2021-07-16T05:03:28Z")
could you just send the edited code so that i can see and try to understand ---
**Author:** ![rishabh\_jain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/rishabh_jain/32/125953_2.png) [@rishabh\_jain](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rishabh_jain)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 5:21am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/14 "2021-07-16T05:21:37Z")
Ok boss ---
**Author:** ![rishabh\_jain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/rishabh_jain/32/125953_2.png) [@rishabh\_jain](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rishabh_jain)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 5:33am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/15 "2021-07-16T05:33:31Z")
[https://x.thunkable.com/copy/27f9e9f726008edfe6586170838976ae](https://x.thunkable.com/copy/27f9e9f726008edfe6586170838976ae) pls check ---
**Author:** ![rishabh\_jain](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/rishabh_jain/32/125953_2.png) [@rishabh\_jain](https://community.thunkable.com/u/rishabh_jain)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2021, 6:22am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/16 "2021-07-16T06:22:47Z")
It’s working??? ---
**Author:** ![ioannis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/ioannis/32/146956_2.png) [@ioannis](https://community.thunkable.com/u/ioannis)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2024, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/how-to-add-a-chat-option-to-the-app/1397118/17 "2024-11-08T13:19:44Z")