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Feature Request: Completely hide and mute notifications from archived conversations

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Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Clearly specified
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
android, kotlin
Domain
mobile

Research direction

Start by tracing the incoming SMS notification flow and how the app determines whether a conversation is archived. Check the related notification tests, if present, and how archived conversations are displayed. Done means messages still arrive and remain archived, but archived conversations produce no notification, sound, or vibration.

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Feature description

Feature Request: Completely hide notifications from archived conversations

It would be great to have an option to completely disable notifications for archived conversations.

When an archived conversation receives a new SMS:

  • No notification should appear at the top of the screen.
  • No notification sound or vibration should occur.
  • No notification should appear in the notification panel.
  • The SMS should still be received normally and remain in the Archived section.

In other words, archived conversations should work completely in the background, so I won't know that a new SMS arrived unless I manually open the Archived section and check it.

This would be especially useful for promotional SMS that I don't want to block or delete, but also don't want to be notified about.

Thank you!

Why do you want this feature?

I archive promotional SMS conversations, but when new messages arrive, I still receive notifications, sounds, and vibrations. I don't want to block or delete these messages; I simply want them stored silently in the Archived section so I can check them manually when needed.

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