Shopify Inbox

Vielen Dank for the detailed feedback. You are right that anonymous chats make it hard to help customers and to reach them after hours. A new Inbox setting now lets customers share their name and email to start a chat, like the previous Inbox, so you can see who you are talking to and follow up by email. It is rolling out to all stores now under Sales channels > Inbox > Chat settings > Collect customer details. Choose Require name and email there (the other options are Require customers to sign-in and Allow anonymous chats). One note: this applies to chats with your team. The AI agent still answers anonymous visitors instantly, by design, so customers get help in seconds even while you are offline. We default to sign-in because it confirms the customer owns the email they leave, but you can now choose the simpler path.

Thank you for the feedback, and I am sorry this hit your main sales funnel. The email step is back as an option: a new Inbox setting lets customers share their name and email to start a chat, with no login or two-factor step, like the previous Inbox. It is rolling out to all stores now under Sales channels > Inbox > Chat settings > Collect customer details. Choose Require name and email there (the other options are Require customers to sign-in and Allow anonymous chats). One note: this applies to chats with your team. The AI agent still answers anonymous visitors instantly, by design, so customers get help in seconds even while you are offline. We default to sign-in because it confirms the customer owns the email they leave, so your follow-ups reach real buyers, but the lower friction path is now your call.