# Show chat without participants list

**URL:** <https://devforum.zoom.us/t/show-chat-without-participants-list/6954>\
**Category:** iOS\
**Created:** [December 5, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/show-chat-without-participants-list/6954 "2019-12-05T13:21:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![dmytro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dmytro/32/1371_2.png) [@dmytro](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dmytro)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 1:21pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/show-chat-without-participants-list/6954/1 "2019-12-05T13:21:51Z")

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**Description**

I would like to disable participants list, but keep chat. It looks like in iOS SDK its not possible, because chat button is located on participants screen.

Below is the workaround I’ve came to.

```
func onClickedParticipantsButton(_ parentVC: UIViewController) -> Bool {
	let viewController = (NSClassFromString("ZMInMeetingChatViewController") as! UIViewController.Type).init()
	let navigationController = (NSClassFromString("ZMNavigationController") as! UINavigationController.Type).init(rootViewController: viewController)
	UIViewController.topPresenting().present(navigationController, animated: true, completion: nil)
	return false 
}

```

Is there any other way? Are there any issues I can expect?

Thank you.

**Which version?**  
v4.4.56624.1028

**Screenshots**

 ![IMG_5A52A41C8478-1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/zoomdeveloper/original/2X/8/87dcad2af1c4c0b13f513ad32a1803502ad14004.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![carson.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/carson.zoom/32/785_2.png) [@carson.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/carson.zoom)\
**Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/show-chat-without-participants-list/6954/2 "2019-12-05T20:03:19Z")

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Hi [dmytro](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dmytro),

Thanks for the post.

- If you are using Zoom default UI, you may implement the delegate `onClickedParticipantsButton`([https://zoom.github.io/zoom-sdk-ios/protocol\_mobile\_r\_t\_c\_meeting\_service\_delegate\_01-p.html#ac8e8d64bdcac4f7a33219503a34ead750](https://zoom.github.io/zoom-sdk-ios/protocol_mobile_r_t_c_meeting_service_delegate_01-p.html#ac8e8d64bdcac4f7a33219503a34ead750)) to catch the event of clicking the participant button
- If you are using Custom UI, you may refer to the implementation in our demo app: [https://github.com/zoom/zoom-sdk-ios/blob/master/MobileRTCSample/MobileRTCSample/CustomMeeting/BottomPanelView.m#L257](https://github.com/zoom/zoom-sdk-ios/blob/master/MobileRTCSample/MobileRTCSample/CustomMeeting/BottomPanelView.m#L257)

Once you catch the click event, you may use the interface: [https://zoom.github.io/zoom-sdk-ios/interface\_mobile\_r\_t\_c\_meeting\_service.html#a33c5b0a9eb2afc66e8010aa0b57782e7](https://zoom.github.io/zoom-sdk-ios/interface_mobile_r_t_c_meeting_service.html#a33c5b0a9eb2afc66e8010aa0b57782e7) to directly show the chat UI.

Hope this helps. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![dmytro](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/dmytro/32/1371_2.png) [@dmytro](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/dmytro)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 7:35am UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/show-chat-without-participants-list/6954/3 "2019-12-06T07:35:29Z")

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@carson.zoom

Awesome, totally missed [https://zoom.github.io/zoom-sdk-ios/interface\_mobile\_r\_t\_c\_meeting\_service.html#a33c5b0a9eb2afc66e8010aa0b57782e7](https://zoom.github.io/zoom-sdk-ios/interface_mobile_r_t_c_meeting_service.html#a33c5b0a9eb2afc66e8010aa0b57782e7).

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![carson.zoom](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/carson.zoom/32/785_2.png) [@carson.zoom](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/carson.zoom)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/show-chat-without-participants-list/6954/4 "2019-12-06T19:48:24Z")

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Hi dmytro,

Glad to hear that it is helpful. Let me know if any other questions. 🙂

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![DeveloperBot](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/devforum.zoom.us/developerbot/32/12632_2.png) [@DeveloperBot](https://devforum.zoom.us/u/DeveloperBot)\
**Post date:** [August 21, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://devforum.zoom.us/t/show-chat-without-participants-list/6954/5 "2020-08-21T19:06:58Z")

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Closed on August 21, 2020, 7:06pm UTC