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Freshchat: Allow the customer to close the chat. Don't auto-open on mobile

Related products:Freshdesk
  • June 23, 2015
  • 11 replies
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Right now if a customer initiates a chat, they can minimize the chat window, but they cannot close/end the chat.  Once the chat is initiated, even if there is a delay in the agent initially responding to the chat, or the agent speaks to the customer and then forgets to close the chat, they chat will remain open.


Unfortunately this means that if the customer is using a mobile phone, the chat window will repeatedly automatically open up and cover the entire page anytime the customer navigates to a new page. 


This results in an extremely poor user experience, especially if the customer is already frustrated by the fact that the agent is taking too long and they just want to move on to try to find the answer themselves or actually make a purchase



11 replies

  • Apprentice
  • June 25, 2015

This is definitely a feature that I would like to be added if possible. It would result in a much better user experience and make the chat look more professional.


Thanks for the suggestions. We do have an option for the customer to end the chat in the works and this will be out sometime in Q3. Will keep you posted!


  • Community Debut
  • June 26, 2015
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  • Community Debut
  • July 27, 2015

Hi there,


I believe the chat window behaves the same way on normal browsers as well. We are looking to implement freshdesk support and chat widget in our web application but I dont think we can go forward with it until this is resolved.




Zoheb, I don't have an exact ETA, but this feature is still in progress and would be out sometime this quarter. Will definitely keep you posted on this forum when I have more updates.


  • Community Debut
  • September 2, 2015
Hi Smrithi,
I think it's reasonable to request a more accurate ETA at this time, as the feature is in progress. I receive multiple complaints a day about your chat window constantly popping up. I'll be making a decision about my Freshdesk account based on your response.
Thank you.

 


David - I apologize for the inconvenience to your customers. As explained in your ticket, we have had some delays in features due to a focus on our infrastructure and scaling, and hence will not be able to release the feature this quarter. This feature is expected to be out in December. 


I have also addressed your specific popping issue in the ticket, and I would be happy to jump on a call to discuss further.


  • Community Debut
  • January 4, 2016

Has any progress been made on this feature?


Hi Lee - Yes, we have made progress here and the dev work for this has been wrapped up. We are coupling it with a few other features and sending to QA. Will keep you posted on the release.


  • Community Debut
  • March 14, 2019

Hi, I want to know if this feature "closed / ended the chat". has already been released.



  • Community Debut
  • September 12, 2019

Is this coming anytime soon?