US Patent 10904193 Modular chat in a content sharing platform

Systems and methods are provided for receiving a new chat message during display of media content in a messaging application, causing display of a notification indicating the new chat message was received, the notification overlaid on top of the media content, detecting selection of the notification, causing a chat dialog to be overlaid on the display of the media content, detecting dismissal of the chat dialog, and based on determining dismissal of the chat dialog, continuing display of the media content.