in-chat-view: Notification badge for messages in other conversations

[wiswedel]

As a chat participant while chatting in one conversation, I want to be see that I have unread messages in other conversations without actively having to look for them by going back to the conversations list.
Currently, when I miss or don't immediately react on a system notiification, I won't know that there are notifications from other chats.

[mario]

System notification persists until you dismiss it though?

[wiswedel]

This is about being active in several chats at the same time. NC should show that there's something going on in other chats. Persisting system notifications would only pile up and be swept away eventually.

[mario]

Yes, they're swept away when you do it. Also, to be active in several chats at the same time you would need to have different clients connected as one client cannot be in more than one room.

I guess we could show a small dot next to the back button if there are active system notifications for unread messages.

@nickvergessen @Ivansss though?

[wiswedel]

Also, to be active in several chats at the same time you would need to have different clients connected as one client cannot be in more than one room.

"Active" is to be understood as "actively involved" (demanded person, switching from conversation to conversation all the time).

I guess we could show a small dot next to the back button if there are active system notifications for unread messages.

That'd be great.

[nickvergessen]

What do other messengers do?

[Ivansss]

I guess we could show a small dot next to the back button if there are active system notifications for unread messages.

Yeah. I guess we could show the unread messages/conversations number next to the back button.
Something like:

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[mario]

@nickvergessen at least signal and viber don't do anything.

[wiswedel]

from WhatsApp:

[wiswedel]

Telegram

[mario]

Ok, so that's number of conversations where you're notified. We can do this I guess.

[wiswedel]

related: nextcloud/talk-ios#301