Archive Messages
Rather than just permanently delete messages, it would be fantastic if you could archive messages. This was one of the features in Google Hangouts that I used the most and found incredibly helpful.
Sometimes you want to clean up your inbox so you don't have hundreds of conversations floating around in it that you have to scroll through, but you don't necessarily want to lose some conversations forever by deleting them. The ability to Archive conversations in order to move them out of the main inbox view and into a separate archive view for later reference or search would be perfect here, and I believe would appeal to many users.
See the Google Hangouts app for more details on how this could and should work. Would love to see it in Textra! It would make it truly stand apart from the competition!
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Sup commented
This is partly why I stopped using Textra. That and web messaging... I switched back to Google Messages :(
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Jerry commented
Pleaseeeee add! All other messaging applications already have this feature :)
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Anonymous commented
Where are my mails...
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Anonymous commented
I was just fixing to ask if this app had it where u could archive messages, it's what exactly i was looking for in a messaging app
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Anonymous commented
This is the only feature I'm desperately missing. Please add!
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James commented
Obviously the developers no longer care about this app because still no archive ability yet numerous bug improvemebts
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James commented
7500+ votes and still no archive feature. Come on Devs..you throw out new updates all the time and yet this still isn't one of them??
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Noel Dahlem commented
Love the app but don't use it any longer due to basic things like the option to archive messages
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David commented
How is it 2020 and this still isn't an option...
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Anonymous commented
The Devs keep coming out with new updates but yet Archiving still isn't an option. I paid for this app and I'm going to have to walk away from it.
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Anonymous commented
Wow... So they really DON'T have an archive. Not sure what the purpose of Mute is when I can still see the messages. I'm going to be very honest: It distresses me tremendously to have to see formerly archived messages now show up in my conversation list. I need blank screens to confirm I don't have outstanding messages.
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Anonymous commented
After reading all the posts here it's now obvious Dev doesn't care. I'm stoppig my use, other may not have all the features this has but they do have archive.
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Mike commented
I'll add my voice to this string. It is extremely annoying that I can't make old messages disappear from the screen without deleting them. This one feature would make the app perfect for me. As it is, I may just switch back to Google's messaging app. It doesn't have the customization, but I don't have to keep messages on my screen to keep an archive of them.
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mike loeven commented
I would actually like a import export system simmilar to how PST files work on outlook. you would be able to export textra archives to the PC where you dont have limited storage issues with modern HDD's 10 gigs of mms is practically nothing. when needed those archive files can be moved back onto the sd by date range and opened in the app. I feel like this is the best way to go here because simple archiving stuff and removing it from the view does not move it off the phones internal dialer storage and you can only compress data so far ....
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L. Harrington commented
The fact that this hasn't been added in all this time shows the dev really doesn't listen or care. Everything else about this app is great, but archiving isn't a feature that's just 'nice to have', it's pretty damn important. So frustrating. I'm not going to be able to continue using it, and that sucks. Boo.
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FoxE commented
Agree, this is the only feature I'm desperately missing. Please add!
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carm commented
Can we get a response from the dev; update, something
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Steve Bryant commented
I would really appreciate this ability in Textra.
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Anonymous commented
There needs to be a mechanism to convert text messages to another format for permanent record keeping purposes. Critical shortcoming of an app I really like.
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Anonymous commented
I just installed this app any then realised I can't archive! A very important feature for me, now I'm disappointed.