[Feature Request] Keep only recent messages in each conversation

[thefaboss]

Hello tmo1,
Thanks for this great app :)

Since google doesn't seem to want to offer any fine options for deleting messages in “Google Messages”, I join the other requests (#171 and #217 ) to suggest evolutions that would allow to delete old SMS via your app.

In addition to the future ability to export/import based on a given date, it might be interesting to offer an export/import option based on the number of messages per conversation.

Here's an example of a use case I have in mind:
Following a change of phone, I'd like to export all my conversations from my old phone to save them on my NAS.
After that, I'd like to import only the 100 most recent messages from each conversation on my new phone, as I have no use for messages that are several years old...

Another use case:
Without changing phones, I simply want to delete the old messages from each conversation and keep only the 100 most recent messages.

In each use case, the number of messages to keep should be up to the user.
It would be great to finally be able to reduce the number of messages in “Google Messages” conversations :)

Have a nice day

[tmo1]

Thanks for this great app :)

You're very welcome! I'm glad you find the app useful.

it might be interesting to offer an export/import option based on the number of messages per conversation.

I'll keep this in mind, although it might be preferable to implement something like this as an external tool / script rather than within the app itself.

[thefaboss]

I'll keep this in mind, although it might be preferable to implement something like this as an external tool / script rather than within the app itself.

Well, why not another app :)