Android Integration Messages Settings

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Posted at 2024-12-31 by d3nd3-o0

I don't understand what Auto-open Unread Msg does. After testing with it on and off, I don't notice anything, very confusing.

Anyone feel the same way?

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Posted at 2024-12-31 by d3nd3-o0

Actually, I test it with it off, and it seem like it auto open the unread message? So it does opposite of what it says?

Well what i describe as auto open above, is the red cross and green tick screen. Mb that isn't auto open?

Auto open is when it goes into the messages app list?

In which case there seems to be some conflict of interest with this setting. Since even if you disable 'auto open of messages list', the swipe left right thing still fires. Guess i'm missing the point of it

Is is that somehow being 'inside the messages app directly' is sometimes more useful than the swipe screen(red cross, green tick)

Also the other setting named : "Disable auto open". Which is named suspicously similarly to the feature above. Completely disables the swipe screen AND the opening of the messages app. But its named the same, so it is not consistent.

EDIT: Unread Timer is also badly named. This timer is related to the swipe screen timeout.

I feel like such an important feature of the device, which is message parsing, should not be confusing to the user at all.

I found some documentation on how it works under https://banglejs.com/apps/?id=messagegui&readme .

But it would be nice if it didnt' require looking things up and was self explanatory.

So I would like "Improved naming of menu items in settings" , OR "a tooltip feature accessible directly in the settings menu to explain each setting". Could this tooltip possibly display after long press of said item?

I think the messagegui (messages ui app) , should have a nickname that is used in the setting menu, such nickname could be : message swiper. Then any interaction with it would be understood. When messages app is used it would not mean message swiper. Another candidate for naming could be message handler.

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Posted at 2025-01-06 by @gfwilliams

My understanding is that with Auto-open Unread Msg, if you open the Messages app, it jumps straight to show an unread message if there was one rather than showing the message list?

I think long-press tooltips is a step too far... So few people will implement it, and it won't be obvious when there is an option or not (not to mention translations will be a nightmare).

Unread Timer - When a new message is received when showing the clock we go into the Messages app. If there is no user input for this amount of time then the app will exit and return to the clock where a ringing bell will be shown in the Widget bar.

I feel like this documentation works ok? What did you expect it to do?