We are in the process of rolling out a new UI for the Messages tab in Smokeball, along with some new features that are exclusive to it. Read on to learn more.
Why are we releasing a new UI?
The Messages tab in Smokeball utilized an older design system and legacy behaviors, leading to a jarring and inconsistent experience between it and other areas of Smokeball.
We've decided to rebuild Messages from the ground up, providing a fresh slate to implement new features in the future.
You do not need to move, set up, or turn on anything. Every conversation, file, and attachment is exactly where you left it, and the way you send, share, and assign messages to matters works as it always has.
What are the new features available in the new UI?
Better search in conversations
Searching in Messages has been rebuilt from scratch. It's faster and more reliable at finding the message you half-remember.
Search from the Messages screen to look across all of your conversations, or from a matter to stay within that matter's conversations.
Mark a message as unread
Read a message now, deal with it later. Mark it as unread and it stays flagged in your conversation list until you come back to it.
Like a message
Acknowledge a message without adding another one to the thread. This is useful when someone needs to know you or your client has seen it.
Revamped conversation navigation
Internal and external conversations are clearly separated into their own tabs; Channels and Direct Messages are grouped in the left panel, with the ability to filter the list by Unread conversations.