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How about an option to archive messages? Like... I don't need it in my list of messages but I also want to be able to reference the message later on if needed.
 
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oooof this is really nice, i might come back to iOS sooner than I had anticipated
But this is already a feature on Android, with Google Messages.


(Unless you meant that this would be one less thing keeping you on Android.)
 
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But this is already a feature on Android, with Google Messages.


(Unless you meant that this would be one less thing keeping you on Android.)
unforutantely I don't find this feature, has it been rolled out yet ? it started in 2021 so it's kinda surprising

but! I've found something interesting, voice messages transcription, didn't even know android had it (while iOS will only get it with ios17)
 
This is great. Can they make it so that if I delete a message on my Mac it deletes from my iphone and watch too?
Maybe I'm misunderstanding you. It already does this, and it even gives you a warning "Message will be deleted from all your devices".
 
Have you tried this? Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and generally it won't remove them from your watch.
It works really well for Mac, iPad and iPhone in my experience. It does not work for the watch, not sure if it is intended to but it really should.
 
Have you tried this? Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, and generally it won't remove them from your watch.
Yes I have, and I actually tried it right before my post, just in case I was mistaken. Deleted an SMS message on my Mac, and confirmed that it was deleted on my phone and watch. So if this is an issue with it being flaky or unreliable, then I can take your word for it.
 
It's nice to see Apple catching up to Google on this. Google Messages has had this for almost 3 years.
 
Yes I have, and I actually tried it right before my post, just in case I was mistaken. Deleted an SMS message on my Mac, and confirmed that it was deleted on my phone and watch. So if this is an issue with it being flaky or unreliable, then I can take your word for it.
So its working for you - that's interesting, it hasn't worked for me for a few watchOS versions, and I have iCloud messages turned on. Its pretty frustrating as I want to keep my lists clean and don't want to have to replicate the same deletions etc.

Must just be me then!
 
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So its working for you - that's interesting, it hasn't worked for me for a few watchOS versions, and I have iCloud messages turned on. Its pretty frustrating as I want to keep my lists clean and don't want to have to replicate the same deletions etc.

Must just be me then!
I almost never delete messages, so it's not something I do often. But I am very aware of the times that my iMessage apps get out of sync for whatever reason... it's not a lot, but it does happen so I don't doubt you.
 
Thank you. A lot. I have to delete them across 3 devices because I don’t want to store many messages on my watch vs storing most messages on my phone/ipad/mac.
 
How hard is it to give us a delete option while in iMessage search results?
 
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