Interface for voice communications

An interface viewable on a display for a communications apparatus used during a session for voice communications between at least two parties, the interface including:

• at least one edge of the display having a row of objects, each object of the row being for representing each of the at least two parties;
• and
• a main portion of the display being for showing the object of the party speaking at a particular point in time, with a plurality of the objects being shown when a plurality of the parties are speaking at the particular point in time;
• wherein the representations shown in the main portion is or are substantially similar to, respectively, the representation or representations corresponding to the object or objects of the row of objects,
• wherein the object of the speaking party is shown on the main portion when the speaking party's voice is detected by the speaking party's communications apparatus, a host server receiving information from the speaking party's communications apparatus to aid in displaying the object of the speaking party at the particular point in time,
• wherein if a party is not speaking, a representation substantially similar to the object of the non-speaking party is now shown in the main portion, and
• wherein the interface further includes a capability to compose and transmit a text message to a party by selecting an object of the party, the functionality of texting of messages during a communication session is capable of being disabled during the communication session, if desired, by a party that is a user of a specific type of communications apparatus.