The Onidia Chat window is where you talk to her. Everything below is a plain walk-through of what you see, from top to bottom — no code, no setup steps.
The top row stays the same whatever you are talking about.
Her name and her picture sit at the top left. Pick Onidia, or Kama if you have him installed, and her picture, her replies and her whole look follow your choice.
On the right of the top row: her account and the voice she speaks with. If no voice is set up, she answers in text only; a demo voice is included so she can talk from day one.
Every reply she writes and every thing you say is listed here, newest at the bottom, oldest at the top. Text, her replies and the pictures she sends all sit next to each other, so you can read back the conversation exactly as it happened.
Each of her replies shows up as a little picture on her side of the window, so you can see whether she is happy, tired or thinking without reading a single word. The look she carries changes with what is happening — a joke gets a smile, a sad moment gets a quieter one.
The list is always available to look back on. Answers to questions you asked hours ago, the joke you made her laugh, the picture you sent: it never disappears unless you delete it.
The text field sits at the bottom. Anything you type here is the message she will read and answer. Keep it normal — she is built for chat, not for commands: say hello, ask a question, tell her about your day.
The file button next to the text field lets you attach a photo. She will look at it and answer in words about what she sees, the same way she would if you handed her a photo and asked about it.
Press Enter to send, or click the send arrow. Send, and she answers as usual; her reply lands in the list above with her picture on it, and her mouth only moves if voice is set up.
A small gear icon — the last thing you need — opens the settings. Everything in there is a simple choice you make once, not a developer's toolbox, so we run through the main ones below.
The gear menu is where the app keeps the things that do not change during a conversation: who she is, how she sounds, and what she does when she is not talking.
Pick Onidia, or Kama if you have him installed. The window, her replies and her picture all follow your choice, so she becomes him the moment you switch. The change sticks — you do not have to keep choosing it.
Pick the voice that will answer her out loud. If there is none, she answers in text only. A voice setup guide will add one; a free demo voice is included so she can talk from the first day if you want her to.
Turn them on if you want a small sound or a pop-up when she has answered you, off if you would rather watch the window yourself. The setting decides whether she tells you she is ready, or whether you find out by looking.
Temperatures on her face are shown in either Celsius or Fahrenheit depending on what you prefer — a setting for the region you live in. Match the units to your day-to-day weather report and she will match them too.
The window can close after a certain amount of quiet. Pick a time and she will not sit unattended for longer than you like: the longer the silence goes on, the sooner she will go away. This is the "don't leave me alone" switch — keep it off if you want her to stay, whatever happens.
If the window is open when you change a setting, nothing happens until you close and reopen it. Changes like her voice, character and notifications are the ones that apply the next time you start the app.