User interfaces to facilitate multiple modes of electronic communication

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the system to perform operations comprising:
• causing display, on a touch screen display of a client device associated with a first user, of a conversation view that presents messages exchanged between the first user and at least one other user in an electronic chat conversation;
• receiving a first user input comprising a first touch gesture corresponding to an interaction with the display of the conversation view on the touch screen display;
• in response to receiving the first user input, causing
• display, on the client device, of an animation of a transition between the conversation view and a camera feed view, wherein the animation of the transition between the conversation view and the camera view comprises the camera view sliding across the touch screen display to appear to follow the first user input across the touch screen display while a display of a keyboard of the conversation view to slide down the touch screen display until the display of the keyboard is completely out of view, and
• display, on the client device, of a camera feed view, the camera feed view comprising a display of image data generated by a camera of the client device.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:

• causing display, on a touch screen display of a client device associated with a first user, of a conversation view that presents messages exchanged between the first user and at least one other user in an electronic chat conversation;
• receiving a first user input comprising a first touch gesture corresponding to an interaction with the display of the conversation view on the touch screen display;
• in response to receiving the first user input, causing
• display, on the client device, of an animation of a transition between the conversation view and a camera feed view, wherein the animation of the transition between the conversation view and the camera view comprises the camera view sliding across the touch screen display to appear to follow the first user input across the touch screen display while a display of a keyboard of the conversation view to slide down the touch screen display until the display of the keyboard is completely out of view, and
• display, on the client device, of a camera feed view, the camera feed view comprising a display of image data generated by a camera of the client device.