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Add swipe to archive/delete for the SMS application #25
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Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The simple sms application requires a long press to select and fumbling through the menu to archive/delete. The ability to swipe left or right is a more common gesture and imo is more intuitive.
Describe the solution you'd like
It would be great to have the left or right swipes configurable to either archive or delete.
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inson1 commentedon Jan 9, 2024
FossifyOrg/Gallery#65
SilverPuppy commentedon Feb 8, 2024
I'll agree, with the emphasis on CONFIGURABLE. I know some people would like this, but I don't like it. For me, another SMS app I used which had it was perpetually accidentally archiving things because I can be a little ham-handed. If this feature is present, but can be disabled, I'd see it as an improvement.
Aga-C commentedon May 2, 2024
Reverting
needs triagebecause we need to have UI/UX similar in all apps. More info here: FossifyOrg/Phone#77 (comment).jcharaoui commentedon Aug 30, 2024
This missing feature is the only thing preventing my from migrating from the stock Android app: that swipe gesture got under my skin somehow!
shiiverstorm commentedon Jan 13, 2025
Same here. Really want swipe to archive :) watching this closely. Cant wait! :)
B-3000 commentedon Jul 23, 2025
+1 on this implementation
voyager2saturn commentedon Aug 18, 2026
Would love to see this. As others said making it user defined (Archive, Delete, None) as implemented in Gmail is the best option. Love the light weight app.
Without the swipe, deleting messages is a 2 step process.
I can't believe Fossify is just a one man project.
krecod commentedon Nov 7, 2026
I have opened a unified architectural proposal in General-Discussion to address the cross-app consistency and ViewPager conflict raised here: https://github.com/orgs/FossifyOrg/discussions/966