Patent attributes
Systems and methods for availability-based streaming may include (1) detecting that a user of a messaging service has selected a call-availability element provided within an instance of a messaging thread, generated for the user, that enables digital messaging between the user and a contact of the user, (2) signaling to the user's contact that the user is available for a call via the messaging thread by instructing a device of the contact to display a selectable prompt that indicates that the user is available for the call via the messaging thread, (3) detecting that the user's contact has selected the selectable prompt via the contact's device, and (4) instructing the contact's device to display a call-launch element configured to launch the call between the user and the user's contact via the messaging thread when selected via user input. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
