Rewind: A Smarter Way to Catch Up on Chats
Rewind: A Smarter Way to Catch Up on Chats
UX Design
Hack-a-thon
Whatsapp Extension
We’ve all been there!!! — you open your phone after a busy day, and there are 200+ unread messages.
Scrolling endlessly feels overwhelming. Important moments get buried. Old conversations with friends simply fade away.
That’s where Rewind comes in.
Rewind makes catching up smart, not stressful — using AI to summarize key chats, highlight memories, and nudge you to reconnect.
We’ve all been there!!! — you open your phone after a busy day, and there are 200+ unread messages.
Scrolling endlessly feels overwhelming. Important moments get buried. Old conversations with friends simply fade away.
That’s where Rewind comes in.
Rewind makes catching up smart, not stressful — using AI to summarize key chats, highlight memories, and nudge you to reconnect.
We’ve all been there!!! — you open your phone after a busy day, and there are 200+ unread messages.
Scrolling endlessly feels overwhelming. Important moments get buried. Old conversations with friends simply fade away.
That’s where Rewind comes in.
Rewind makes catching up smart, not stressful — using AI to summarize key chats, highlight memories, and nudge you to reconnect.
My Role
My Role
UX Designer
Team
Team
Group of 3 UX designers
Tools
Tools
Introduction
Introduction
Introduction
The Spark
In 36 hours, we set out to solve a familiar frustration:
Missing hundreds of messages and feeling lost in group chats.
We wanted to create a faster, friendlier way to catch up — not by scrolling, but by summarizing.
In 36 hours, we set out to solve a familiar frustration:
Missing hundreds of messages and feeling lost in group chats.
We wanted to create a faster, friendlier way to catch up — not by scrolling, but by summarizing.
In 36 hours, we set out to solve a familiar frustration:
Missing hundreds of messages and feeling lost in group chats.
We wanted to create a faster, friendlier way to catch up — not by scrolling, but by summarizing.
The Problem
🔎 Users overwhelmed by message overload.
🔎 Important conversations buried without easy retrieval.
🔎 Forgotten friendships due to inactive chats.
🔎 Users overwhelmed by message overload.
🔎 Important conversations buried without easy retrieval.
🔎 Forgotten friendships due to inactive chats.
Research
Research
Research
User Research Insights
User Research Insights
80% of users we surveyed struggled to find important past messages.
We knew we had to rethink "catching up."
80% of users we surveyed struggled to find important past messages.
We knew we had to rethink "catching up."
80% of users we surveyed struggled to find important past messages. We knew we had to rethink "catching up."
Solution
Solution
Solution
Our Hackathon Solution: Rewind
Our Hackathon Solution: Rewind
Summarizes Chats Instantly
Tap "Rewind" → get key points, top mentions, shared media — without endless scrolling.
Sparks Reconnections
Smart nudges suggest reaching out to friends you haven't messaged in a while.
Highlights the Best Moments
Create recap videos or story-style flashbacks of your favorite old chats.
Design
Design
Design
Scenario:
A user misses 100+ messages in a school friends group chat.
Scenario:
A user misses 100+ messages in a school friends group chat.
Catching Up on Missed Group Chats
Catching Up on Missed Group Chats
“Missed 100+ messages? Catch the highlights in a snap. ✨”
“No more endless scrolling. Just the stuff that matters.”
“One tap, and you're back in the loop.”
“Missed 100+ messages? Catch the highlights in a snap. ✨”
“No more endless scrolling. Just the stuff that matters.”
“One tap, and you're back in the loop.”
“Missed 100+ messages? Catch the highlights in a snap. ✨”
“No more endless scrolling. Just the stuff that matters.”
“One tap, and you're back in the loop.”
Scenario:
A user hasn’t chatted with an old friend in 6 months.
Scenario:
A user hasn’t chatted with an old friend in 6 months.
“Forgotten conversations, gently brought back to life.”
“A friendly nudge to restart the chats that matter most.”
“It’s never too late to say hey 👋 — Rewind makes it easy.”
Reconnect Effortlessly
Reconnect Effortlessly
“Forgotten conversations, gently brought back to life.”
“A friendly nudge to restart the chats that matter most.”
“It’s never too late to say hey 👋 — Rewind makes it easy.”
“Forgotten conversations, gently brought back to life.”
“A friendly nudge to restart the chats that matter most.”
“It’s never too late to say hey 👋 — Rewind makes it easy.”
Scenario:
A user wants to relive fun moments from old chats.
Scenario:
A user wants to relive fun moments from old chats.
Relive the Best Moments
Relive the Best Moments
“Your favorite moments, beautifully brought together.”
“Turn your chats into memories you’ll want to revisit.”
“Laugh, relive, reconnect — all in one rewind.”
“Your favorite moments, beautifully brought together.”
“Turn your chats into memories you’ll want to revisit.”
“Laugh, relive, reconnect — all in one rewind.”
“Your favorite moments, beautifully brought together.”
“Turn your chats into memories you’ll want to revisit.”
“Laugh, relive, reconnect — all in one rewind.”
Impact
Impact
Impact
Why It Matters
Why It Matters
In a world flooded with conversations, Rewind made catching up:
Faster: No more lost hours scrolling.
Friendlier: Bring back relationships, not just messages.
Fun: Relive shared memories and inside jokes.
In a world flooded with conversations, Rewind made catching up:
Faster: No more lost hours scrolling.
Friendlier: Bring back relationships, not just messages.
Fun: Relive shared memories and inside jokes.
Our Impact (at the Hackathon)
Our Impact (at the Hackathon)
✅ Working prototype with AI-driven chat summarization.
✅ Positive feedback from judges on emotional storytelling & utility.
✅ Plans to expand into a messaging app plug-in.
✅ Working prototype with AI-driven chat summarization.
✅ Positive feedback from judges on emotional storytelling & utility.
✅ Plans to expand into a messaging app plug-in.
✨ Rewind isn't just about messages. It's about moments — and bringing people back together.
✨ Rewind isn't just about messages. It's about moments — and bringing people back together.
Learnings
Learnings
Learnings
Storytelling matters as much as design.
Building Rewind wasn’t just about features; it was about crafting an experience that felt human — catching up, reconnecting, remembering.Collaboration speeds up creativity.
Working with teammates across design, research, and tech taught me to listen faster, ideate quicker, and compromise smarter.Good ideas come from user pain, not cool tech.
We didn’t start with "let’s use AI." We started with "people feel overwhelmed and disconnected." Technology only became the answer later.
Storytelling matters as much as design.
Building Rewind wasn’t just about features; it was about crafting an experience that felt human — catching up, reconnecting, remembering.Collaboration speeds up creativity.
Working with teammates across design, research, and tech taught me to listen faster, ideate quicker, and compromise smarter.Good ideas come from user pain, not cool tech.
We didn’t start with "let’s use AI." We started with "people feel overwhelmed and disconnected." Technology only became the answer later.
Storytelling matters as much as design.
Building Rewind wasn’t just about features; it was about crafting an experience that felt human — catching up, reconnecting, remembering.Collaboration speeds up creativity.
Working with teammates across design, research, and tech taught me to listen faster, ideate quicker, and compromise smarter.Good ideas come from user pain, not cool tech.
We didn’t start with "let’s use AI." We started with "people feel overwhelmed and disconnected." Technology only became the answer later.
