How To Use Strava Messaging

The days of switching apps to plan activities, or sending routes and events via text message are officially over. You can now do it all with Strava Messaging.

Strava Messaging allows you to communicate with other athletes - including people in your Club - without ever leaving the Strava app. You can talk to people one-on-one, or start a Group Chat with up to 25 people, giving you the freedom to plan Events and meet-ups quickly and easily.

What's more, with the Privacy Settings available you can control who can message you and who can see when you're online.

Starting a conversation on Strava is quick and easy.

1. Tap the speech bubble icon in the top right of your screen, this will take you to the Messages screen.

2. Tap the pencil icon (top right) to choose from a list of the people who follow you. 

3. Select the athlete or athletes you wish to start a chat with.

4. If you're starting a Group Chat you can name this chat by tapping on the cog (top right) and selecting Change Name.

5. You can add participants in a chat at any time by tapping on the cog (top right) and selecting Add participants.

6. You can delete a conversation at any time by tapping on the cog (top right) and selecting Delete Conversation.

Sharing an Activity, Route or Event is a great way to encourage people to engage with your Club. What’s more, it makes it easy to connect and engage with people. 

Sharing an Activity

1. Navigate to the Activity you want to share. 

2. Click the share button on the activity.

3. Choose to start a New Chat or share the activity to an existing chat.

Sharing a Route

Sharing a Route that you have created is very easy.

1. Start a chat or navigate to a chat that already exists.

2. Click on the Route icon next to Send a Message

3. Click send. 

To share a Route that someone else has created.

1. Navigate to the route you want to share and tap 'Save'

2. Make sure the 'Everyone' toggle is selected when saving the route.

3. Navigate to Saved > Saved Routes.

4. Select the Route you want to share and tap Share. Select the chat you want to share the route to. 

Share an Event

1. Create or join the event that you want to share.

2. Tap the share icon.

3. Tap copy link. 

4. Navigate to the chat you want to share it to and tap to paste.

You can manage your privacy controls under the You tab. Tap on the Cog (top right) and click on Privacy Controls. From there you can choose who can message you, and who can see when you are online.

There is more information about managing your Privacy here.