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Trash Bin or Better Protection Against Accidental Deletion

As a user who has accidentally deleted entire conversations and then immediately regretted it 😭, I’d love to see one (or all!) of the following features added to help prevent unintentional losses:

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1. Add a Trash/Recycle Bin

  • Conversations would go to a temporary ā€œTrashā€ instead of being permanently deleted right away.

  • Trash could auto-empty after a set number of days (e.g., 7 or 30), or allow manual clearing.

  • This would offer a safety net for accidental deletions, similar to how most email and note apps work.

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2. Improve Swipe-to-Delete Behavior

  • Right now, a slight swipe deletes a conversation with no warning — just a quick ¼ slide and it’s gone. ā˜ ļø

  • Please consider requiring a full swipe across the screen to confirm deletion, or a two-step action.

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3. Always Require Confirmation

  • Some deletions prompt a confirmation… but not all? It seems inconsistent.

  • Please make confirmation always required for deletion. The extra tap is worth the peace of mind.

This is a small change that would save a lot of heartache for clumsy thumbs like mine.

Thanks for considering!

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  • Aarav Garg

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    Jul 26, 2025

    I get a confirmation dialog each time:

  • Nathan Sudds

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    Jul 20, 2025

    @Mohammed Mohsin @Nguyį»…n Ngį»c Thịnh Please add this asap, I just lost another conversation today

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    The thing I don’t understand is that @Salman Mian posted this request 6 months ago, and it was marked as completed — I’m not getting any confirmation prompt on Android, is there a way to check if I’ve somehow marked it to no longer show me the confirmation? I can’t imagine myself doing that.

    Here’s the old requirements:
    Accidental Deletion of Conversations Due to Swipe Gesture

    Personally I think the temporary trash bin feels like a good solution, that way you’ve got time to notice your mistake and fix it. But I also thought we had an Undo prompt before and I’m not seeing that either. Trash bin is my preference.