[User Feature Suggestion] Option to Disable "Conversation Thread View"

[martgil]

We received user feedback stating that some users do not prefer opening emails in "conversation thread view" and are looking for an option to turn it off. It’s simply a matter of preference, as they didn't indicate any issues while using the recently added "conversation thread view."

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/human@flowcrypt.com/#inbox/FMfcgzQZTzWmrZldqcflcsRVGPfHBTTj
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/human@flowcrypt.com/#inbox/FMfcgzQcqkzDqRqdnJDdLszBVNpFwTlV

[martgil]

So far, there hasn't been much feedback regarding the new "conversation thread view," but I'll be sure to update this GitHub issue whenever possible or when new feedback comes in.

[martgil]

Another user is looking for a way to disable conversation view in the FlowCrypt Android app.They are now well informed that it's been in our backlog, and we'll work on it later once we determine the best approach.

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/human@flowcrypt.com/#inbox/FMfcgzQZVKGlJsrQRSSKZsMTFbgzjTsv

[martgil]

Hello @DenBond7,

I hope you're doing well. A user reached out to let us know that they are representing a group of users who don’t prefer the "conversation view."

I haven’t been able to provide them with any relevant information yet, as we haven’t made any specific plans regarding this feature.

I’d be interested to hear your insights on this, as well as any potential roadmap considerations.

[DenBond7]

Hello @martgil

I haven’t been able to provide them with any relevant information yet, as we haven’t made any specific plans regarding this feature.

I don't have any plans here. During the past years, switching to the "conversation view" was a very important and difficult task. We created this task in 2017.

But maybe adding this functionality will not take a lot of time. I'm just worrying about supporting both ways(updates, tests). It will take some additional time.

Hello @sosnovsky,
Please look at this one. I can't prioritize this task myself. It will be interesting to know your thoughts.

[martgil]

I understand the concerns and worries you've raised, Den. I'm sure Roma can provide his helpful insight here.

[sosnovsky]

Initially, I thought single message mode isn't necessary as it's not available in other mail apps too. However, after checking, I found that Gmail and Proton apps support disabling conversation view to display single messages. While Spark doesn't have such ability causing negative feedback - https://www.reddit.com/r/SparkMail/comments/1fta3bv/disabling_threads/

Since we've received several user requests for this feature, it would be useful to check if adding a new setting "Enable conversation view" won't be too time consuming.

@DenBond7 let's check it after your current priority tasks, thanks!