Conversations & Chat

Overview

Conversations are the heart of your Aura experience. Whether you're asking for advice, checking on your progress, or just chatting, your Aura understands context from your connected data and provides personalized responses.

This guide covers how to have effective conversations, understand what your Aura knows, and manage your chat history.

Starting a Conversation

From the Dashboard

The quickest way to start chatting:

1. Open your dashboard
2. Click on the Aura you want to chat with
3. You'll enter the chat interface - start typing!

Each Aura maintains its own conversation thread, so you can have ongoing discussions with each one.

From a Notification

When your Aura sends a proactive message:

1. Tap the notification (mobile) or click it (web)
2. You'll open directly to that conversation
3. Reply to continue the discussion

This makes it easy to respond to check-ins, reminders, or insights your Aura shares.

Via WhatsApp

If you have WhatsApp linked (Family plan and above):

1. Open WhatsApp
2. Find the Aura contact
3. Send a message just like any other chat

WhatsApp conversations sync with the Aura app, so you can continue conversations seamlessly across platforms.

The Chat Interface

Message Types

In your chat, you'll see different types of messages:

• Your messages: What you type to your Aura (appear on the right)
• Aura responses: Your Aura's replies (appear on the left)
• Proactive messages: Messages your Aura initiated based on rules (marked with a lightning bolt)
• System messages: Status updates like "Aura is thinking..."

Rich Content & Formatting

Your Aura can include rich content in responses:

• Lists: Bulleted or numbered items for clarity
• Emphasis: Bold and italic text for important points
• Links: Clickable URLs to relevant resources
• Data summaries: Quick stats from your connected senses
• Suggestions: Tappable quick replies for common responses

Context Awareness

What makes Aura special is its understanding of your context. Your Aura doesn't just answer questions - it factors in what it knows about you.

Sense Data in Conversations

When you ask your Aura something, it considers data from connected senses:

• "How am I doing on my goals?" → Pulls from fitness trackers, task apps, and habit data
• "What's my day look like?" → Checks your calendar for meetings and events
• "Should I work out today?" → Considers recent activity, sleep, and schedule
• "Remind me about Mom's birthday" → Knows dates from calendar

The more senses you connect, the richer and more personalized your conversations become.

Conversation Memory

Your Aura remembers context from your conversations:

• Within a session: Your Aura follows the thread of discussion
• Across sessions: Important details are remembered (like your preferences, goals, and context)
• Personality adaptation: Your Aura learns your communication preferences over time

This means you don't have to repeat yourself - your Aura builds understanding over time.

Effective Prompts

How you phrase your messages affects the quality of responses. Here are tips for getting the most from your Aura.

Asking Questions

Good question formats:

• Specific: "How many steps did I take yesterday?" vs "How am I doing?"
• Action-oriented: "What should I focus on today?" vs "Tell me about today"
• Context-rich: "I'm feeling tired - should I still work out?" vs "Work out?"

Giving Commands

Your Aura responds well to clear instructions:

• "Summarize my week in fitness"
• "Compare my sleep this week to last week"
• "Give me three quick breakfast ideas"
• "Help me plan tomorrow's schedule"

Providing Context

Adding context improves responses:

• Before: "Should I go?"
  After: "I'm invited to a networking event tonight but I'm feeling drained. Should I go?"
• Before: "What should I eat?"
  After: "I worked out hard this morning and have a long meeting this afternoon. What should I eat for lunch?"

Conversation History

Viewing Past Conversations

Access your conversation history:

1. Open the Aura's chat
2. Scroll up to see previous messages
3. Or click History for a full timeline view

History is grouped by date, making it easy to find past conversations.

Searching History

Find specific conversations:

1. In the chat, click the search icon
2. Enter keywords from the conversation
3. Results show matching messages with context
4. Click a result to jump to that point in history

Clearing History

Remove conversation history if needed:

1. Go to the Aura's settings
2. Select Privacy & Data
3. Click Clear Conversation History
4. Choose to clear all history or select a date range
5. Confirm the deletion

Proactive Messages

Your Aura doesn't just wait for you to start conversations - it reaches out based on your behavior rules. Proactive messages might include:

• Morning briefings with your day's agenda
• Reminders before important events
• Check-ins about goals and progress
• Insights based on patterns in your data
• Encouragement when you hit milestones

You can reply to proactive messages just like any other - they're the start of a conversation, not one-way announcements.

To adjust proactive messaging:

• Edit behavior rules in your Aura's settings
• Change notification channel preferences
• Set quiet hours to limit when messages arrive

Tips for Great Conversations

• Be conversational: Talk to your Aura like a helpful friend, not a search engine
• Follow up: If a response isn't quite right, clarify or ask for more detail
• Share context: The more your Aura understands your situation, the better its advice
• Give feedback: If your Aura's tone feels off, mention it - it adapts to your preferences
• Use it regularly: Frequent conversations help your Aura learn your patterns and preferences
• Try different topics: Your Aura can help with more than you might expect - experiment!
• Connect more senses: The more data your Aura has access to, the more personalized conversations become