Beeper Android - How does the Inbox work?
TL;DR: Your chats are sorted by last activity, with the most recent chat displayed at the top (except for chats marked as low-priority on Beeper Desktop/iOS - those are kept out of the inbox)
Expected behavior:
- New messages: Similar to other messaging apps, your messages are automatically sorted from newest to oldest based on chat activity.
- Pinned chats: When you pin a chat, the Beeper app displays it on the Inbox header as persistent chat icons. These chats will not appear in the inbox list.
- Muted chats: Though muted chats will remain chronologically sorted in the Inbox, you won't receive any audible notification for them. Muted chats will have a silent bell icon to its right.
- Read/Unread: To change the read state of a chat, you can long-press on it from the inbox view and select Mark as Read / Mark as Unread from the menu that appears
- Low-priority chats: Though this option is not implemented in Beeper Android (to mark a chat as such), you can mark your chats of choosing on Beeper Desktop as Low-Priority, and this will sync to Beeper Android.
- Archive: This option is not available on Beeper Android and is only available on Beeper Desktop/iOS. Your Beeper Android Inbox will chronologically show these chats with the rest of your other chats (except those marked as low priority) in the inbox.
Beeper Android - How does the Inbox work?
Currently, the Beeper Android app Inbox behaves similar to a traditional messaging app. Here are some specifics:
Pin
The Beeper Android app lets you pin your favorite chats to the Inbox header. Chats show as circle icons at the top of the screen.
To pin a chat, long-press the chat in question and select Pin.
Mute
Though muted chats will remain chronologically sorted in the Inbox, you won't receive any audible notification for them. You will also see a silent bell icon to the right of a muted chat.
To mute a chat, long-press the chat in question and select Mute.
Filters
While Beeper Desktop filter out archived chats, Beeper Android's Inbox view displays all your messages (including archived messages) in a single list. Archiving is not currently supported in the new Beeper app, but is part of our roadmap plans.
If you want to see chats filtered by Low Priority, Unread, or Chat Network, you can do so by tapping the search bar on top and selecting the icon of your desired view.
Reading Experience
The Beeper Android app lets you toggle your reading experience between Minimal and Pro. Here are the differences between the two options:
- When using Minimal, all your chats will show only the chat title which could be one of the following:
- the name of the person you're chatting with;
- the name of the chat; OR
- a phone number if the recipient is not saved in your contacts yet.
It will not show any chat network indicator to provide you the impression of a single inbox.
- In contrast to Minimal, Pro shows you more details about your chats in the inbox list view. In addition to what you already see in Minimal mode, you will also see:
- the number of unread messages in the chat
- an optional chat network indicator near the chat avatar