Gaia/SMS

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The SMS app offers users the ability to send/receive text messages. Both SMS and MMS messages will be supported.

Status

  • Feature Name: Gaia SMS App
  • Stage: Development
  • Release Target: M3 Alpha

Use Cases

  • Tom wants send a text message and selects the SMS app
  • Tom can send a new message by:
    • Selecting an existing contact from the Contacts app list
    • Entering a phone number
  • Tom is notified of all incoming messages whether he's in the SMS app, on the Home Screen, or in a 3rd party app
  • Tom also has the ability to send an MMS
    • MMS supports photos and short videos
  • Tom has the ability to search through his history of SMS sent/received
  • Tom has the ability to delete specific SMS threads

App Requirements

Gaia v1
  • User has the ability to send/receive text messages
  • User has the ability to send a new SMS:
    • Enters a name based on available phone numbers in the Contacts app list
    • Enters a phone number
  • All text messages sent/received are threaded and displayed in a conversation-like view
  • In the messages list view, timestamps are shown based on date of last received/sent messages
    • 'Today' and 'Yesterday' are used for recent message threads
  • User has the ability to search through all messages sent/received
  • User has the ability to delete specific message threads
Gaia v2
  • User has the ability to forward an individual or group of text messages to another recipient
  • User has the ability to send MMS messages
    • MMS messages support photos and short videos

UX Design Specs

  • IxD v1: in progress
  • VisDe v1: in progress