URL: https://help.carbonvoice.app/a-tour-of-the-app
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# A tour of the app

Home is a launchpad to the rest of the app. It also makes it as easy as possible to
listen and reply to your messages and conversations.

![A labelled diagram of the Carbon Voice Home screen](/img/getting-started/home-screen-diagram.svg)

## Home has three main sections

1. **New messages** — a button above your conversation list showing how many unread
   messages you have. Tap the play button to listen to all of them; tap the button to its
   right to open them as a playlist first. Custom playlists you create appear here too.
2. **Quick send** — send messages to your favorite conversations and contacts with a
   single tap.
3. **Conversations** — sorted by most recent interaction. Conversation cards let you
   quickly find recent conversations to send a message, listen to unread messages, or open
   the full conversation.

## Sending a message from Home

- Tap the microphone to **record a new voice memo** that you can save, share, or send
  to a conversation.
- Tap a **Quick Send** conversation tile.
- **Swipe left to right** on any conversation card.
- **Tap the "+"** to send a direct message, create a named conversation, or start an
  async meeting.

## Search

Use **Search** in the upper right corner to find the conversation or contact you want
to send a message to, or simply swipe down from the top of the page.

## Catching up quickly

- **Catch up on unread messages.** Tap the play button above your conversation list to
  play everything, or the play area on a single conversation card for just that one.
- **Catch up with AI.** Swipe right to left on any conversation card to get a summary
  of the unheard messages in that conversation.