Audio calls on KoffeeChat
For talents and shepherdsUpdated 17 Oct 2026
Join your coffee chat as an audio call right here, what you need, and how to let your microphone in on iPhone, Android or a computer.
We're trying audio calls inside KoffeeChat with a small group of shepherds. If your shepherd is one of them, you talk right here: no meeting link, no other app. It's audio only for now.
Joining the call
- Step 1: Open Your coffee chats and find the confirmed chat. From 10 minutes before the start, it shows Join call. Earlier, it says when the call opens (for example Opens at 5:50 PM).
- Step 2: Press Join call. You'll see who the chat is with and whether they're already there. Test your microphone shows a level meter so you know it works.
- Step 3: Press Join call again and allow the microphone when your browser asks.
Got an instant call link from your shepherd? Open it and press Join now: the call opens straight away, with no booked slot to wait for. Got a meeting link from a shepherd?
The email that confirms your chat has a Join the call on KoffeeChat button too, and its calendar invite points to the call.
During the call
- A soft green ring round someone's photo shows who's speaking.
- Mute turns your microphone off and on.
- Leave asks first. Leave call leaves just you: you can rejoin while the call is open. End call for everyone ends it for your shepherd too: they see that the call has ended, and it can't be rejoined.
- At the top you'll see how long you've been talking and the minutes left. 5 minutes left appears near the end.
- The call closes 15 minutes after the chat's end time, so you can finish your sentence.
- If the connection drops, you'll see Reconnecting… and the call picks up again on its own.
- If you can't hear anything, press Tap to hear (your browser wants a tap before it plays sound).
Good to know
Calls aren't recorded unless you both agree: either of you can ask, and either of you can stop. Otherwise we keep only when each of you joined and left. Headphones help: no echo, and you'll hear better. Recording and summaries
Letting your microphone in
iPhone and iPad (Safari)
- Step 1: Tap aA in the address bar, then Website Settings.
- Step 2: Set Microphone to Allow, then tap Done.
- Step 3: Go back to the call and tap Try again.
Android (Chrome)
- Step 1: Tap the icon to the left of the address, then Permissions.
- Step 2: Turn Microphone on.
- Step 3: Go back to the call and tap Try again.
On a computer
Click the icon to the left of the address, set Microphone to Allow for this site, then click Try again. If another app (another call, a recording) is using your microphone, close it first.
On a phone
- Keep KoffeeChat open during the call: locking your phone or switching apps can pause your microphone.
- Opened the link from WhatsApp, LinkedIn or Instagram? Their built-in browsers often can't use the microphone. Press Copy this page's link and open it in Safari or Chrome.
- Signed up with your email? Sign in on the phone you'll call from before the chat.
If the call won't connect
Check your connection and press Join call again. If it still won't connect, use your shepherd's meeting link from the email, or send them a message. Who you can message
After the call, you'll see how long it lasted, with Rate your chat and Message your shepherd. Rating your chat