This would be fine if signal didn't populate the list with everyone who is on signal from my contacts, even if I've never sent a message. If those contacts are in a separate category ("uncontacted" or something), that's ok, but they aren't. Also the issue remains that I might need to remember someone is in there even if I've never sent a message, so I need to pin them. Plus those I actually do want/need pinned can still easily exceed 10, and certainly always exceeds 4, and always has.
For reference I only have like 35 contacts in there. So having even 20 pinned is still far from "all chats are pinned".
Wow, people really use Signal differently. Currently, the only pinned chat I have is with my fiancée, and I don't think I've ever had more than two pinned chats at a time.
How would you manage that? With that many, wouldn't you need a kind of super pin to keep track within the pinned chats? I'm honestly just very curious.
As for Signal filling up the chat list. That really is kind of annoying (not too much because I simply do not scroll down that far). However, often the "New chat" button feels really useless because everyone is already in the list for some reason. For example, the "Is using Signal" (even if they are not new) and "New security number" messages add people to the list. Why Signal? Why?
14 Comments
Creat@discuss.tchncs.de · 20 pts · 42d
And this took how many years and why? Such a weird, arbitrary limitation.
artyom@piefed.social · 9 pts · 42d
Honestly it's still arbitrary. Why not a hundred?
Creat@discuss.tchncs.de · 7 pts · 42d
Yes exactly. I also have no idea why it's limited at all. And 4 was just comically low and useless.
Matty_r@programming.dev · 3 pts · 41d
If all chats are pinned, then I guess there's no point?
Probably due to interface layout etc - easier to organise if its limited
Creat@discuss.tchncs.de · 4 pts · 41d
This would be fine if signal didn't populate the list with everyone who is on signal from my contacts, even if I've never sent a message. If those contacts are in a separate category ("uncontacted" or something), that's ok, but they aren't. Also the issue remains that I might need to remember someone is in there even if I've never sent a message, so I need to pin them. Plus those I actually do want/need pinned can still easily exceed 10, and certainly always exceeds 4, and always has.
For reference I only have like 35 contacts in there. So having even 20 pinned is still far from "all chats are pinned".
ardorhb@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 39d
Wow, people really use Signal differently. Currently, the only pinned chat I have is with my fiancée, and I don't think I've ever had more than two pinned chats at a time.
How would you manage that? With that many, wouldn't you need a kind of super pin to keep track within the pinned chats? I'm honestly just very curious.
As for Signal filling up the chat list. That really is kind of annoying (not too much because I simply do not scroll down that far). However, often the "New chat" button feels really useless because everyone is already in the list for some reason. For example, the "Is using Signal" (even if they are not new) and "New security number" messages add people to the list. Why Signal? Why?
xploit@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 42d
You guys chat with more than 2-4 people?
artyom@piefed.social · 2 pts · 42d
I just checked and I chat with 9 people
rangber@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 42d
Oh Mr popular over here! Good for you bud.
artyom@piefed.social · 1 pts · 42d
LOL is that a lot?
ascend@lemmy.radio · 1 pts · 42d
I do, but they're all in the same three chats. I just keep mine and my wife group pinned for ease and the rest can ebb and flow.
Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip · 8 pts · 42d
I just learned you can pin chats lol, thats super helpful
rockSlayer@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 42d
Bless up. I have a lot of important chats
pineapple@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 42d
Groundbreaking! This is why I donate to signal.