Minimising a chat screen in an app?

Question

I wonder if you guys have any suggestions for minimising a screen (e.g. Chat screen) in an app. I think this is more desktop approach not mobile.

Any insights or experience you can share would be really appreciated.

Answer 1

As you can observe in Android mobiles, there is no actual minimizing of a App, you either close it or run it in the background. If this is a secondary chat inside a app, you don't need a minimizing button, you can show the saved session like any pill in the bottom right corner once he clicks on back. And "x" mark to close the session [Of Course with a alert]. Only in desktop You need a minimize button on the top right corner next to the close button.

Answer 2

Generally, there is back or close in most of the interactions rather than minimize in mobiles. if it is a case such as chat.

you can directly use close and when the user closes the chat there will be a floating button on the bottom of the screen.