Keep Feature

[Soapm]

Anybody know how to turn off this new "Keep" feature? I use evernotes to keep my thoughts etc... and it's throwing off my favorites list. My favorites used to al fit my screen but now there's one missing. I would really like to see this feature gone.

 

[Clementine_3]

I don't see a way to get rid of it, I just ignore it. Is it triggering through assistant or something - how are using it?

 

[Milo Williamson]

Yeah I see it as well... hmmm... I usually turn this off and move to messenger plus for automatic back ups.

 

[Hadron]

Where are you seeing this? Because apparently I've had this "Keep" feature since November, but apart from an option in the context menu (3 dots) I've never seen it anywhere.

Or is this something that only appears if you select that option in the context menu? If so, does selecting it again make it go away?

(For that matter, where is there a "Favourites" list in Textra? I've been using it for many years but never seen one: I just have the list of conversations, ordered by most recent activity, and don't see any favourites option - and I am using the paid version).

 

[Milo Williamson]

@Hadron It is in by the word "textra" when you open up the app, the three dots menu, and just below settings.

 

[Hadron]

So just in the context menu? OK, that's like mine, but I don't see how that would interfere with anyone's use of the app: if it's only in the menu it won't be in the way of anything else.

 

[Milo Williamson]

So just in the context menu? OK, that's like mine, but I don't see how that would interfere with anyone's use of the app: if it's only in the menu it won't be in the way of anything else.

Yeah it is in that menu buddy, it will not be in the way of anything.

 

[Dannydet]

It's in the latest version of Textra.
You can always revert back to an earlier version by uninstalling your version and installing the old version, before the Keep feature was added.
Go here to find it.
Apkmirror.com
You'll need to never update it in your play settings

 

[Soapm]

It's in the latest version of Textra.
You can always revert back to an earlier version by uninstalling your version and installing the old version, before the Keep feature was added.
Go here to find it.
Apkmirror.com
You'll need to never update it in your play settings

Good thinking, I guess I'll have to give this a try... I just hate to see them add an obtrusive feature like this with no way of turning it off.

To those who say it doesn't get in the way of anything, when I swipe down from the top and use quick compose, I have exactly seven favorites which fit my screen exactly. This "keep" now sits at the top of my favorites which pushes my last favorite contact off the screen. It's irritating because it's a feature or a contact I don't see myself ever using since like I said, I use evernote for thoughts etc... since it syncs across my pc's (3), tablets (2), etc... In my view, it just sits in the way taking up prime real estate.

 

[Soapm]

Had to go back a few versions to 4.55 but I got it to go away. Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Hadron]

To those who say it doesn't get in the way of anything, when I swipe down from the top and use quick compose, I have exactly seven favorites which fit my screen exactly. This "keep" now sits at the top of my favorites which pushes my last favorite contact off the screen. It's irritating because it's a feature or a contact I don't see myself ever using since like I said, I use evernote for thoughts etc... since it syncs across my pc's (3), tablets (2), etc... In my view, it just sits in the way taking up prime real estate.

I can see how that would be an irritant. I have never turned on the "quick compose", so have never seen that. Funny thing is that if you open the app and just press the compose button "keep" doesn't appear in the contacts list, so this seems to be a particular feature of quick compose.

 

[Soapm]

I can see how that would be an irritant. I have never turned on the "quick compose", so have never seen that. Funny thing is that if you open the app and just press the compose button "keep" doesn't appear in the contacts list, so this seems to be a particular feature of quick compose.

That's the irritating part, they added it like a favorite but my brother is the favorite that is boxed out which is the person I text most. They really should have given us the option to have that there or not.

 

[Soapm]

Sorry to resurrect the dead but I accidentally updated textra only to find I'm still not able to turn off that irritating keep feature. In post #8 Dannydet had linked me to at archive where I got a previous version, but the link no longer works. Is the archive site still active so I can go back to version 4.55?

 

[ocnbrze]

Sorry to resurrect the dead but I accidentally updated textra only to find I'm still not able to turn off that irritating keep feature. In post #8 Dannydet had linked me to at archive where I got a previous version, but the link no longer works. Is the archive site still active so I can go back to version 4.55?

apkmirror is still there.

https://www.apkmirror.com/

 

[Soapm]

Cool, thanks a ton. I couldn't remember the name of the site and the link in post 8 isn't working.