Samsung Messages: Need an option to Always View All

[Ron813]

Does anyone like the View All option for longer text messages?? I ALWAYS want to View All!!! Is there an option that allows me to actually see all of my messages without specifically asking to see them? Who thought it was a good idea to hide parts of the message anyway, and make us go to a separate screen to see the whole thing? 

[realaud]

I do not know to what you are referring?  Which messaging app?  I always see my whole message when I open the app.  On the watch there is only limited space, so one needs to scroll.  How long of a message are you talking about? Did someone write an essay?

[Ron813]

And I don't care if it is an essay, I want to see the whole message... with maybe an option to show only the first 10 or 20 lines. What i don't want is for it to cut off a normal conversation... especially when it only cuts off 1 or 2 lines! Show the whole thing!!!

[realaud]

You did not answer the question as to which messaging app you are using. I have received some pretty long messages at times and I have been able to see and every one of them at a glance.  The only time I have to scroll is if the message starts at the bottom of my screen.  I have never once seen a "view more". 

[Ron813]

I did answer the question...

Messages, v. 16.0.10.49

Straight from the About information in the app.

[realaud]

Which messages?  Samsung Messages, Google Messages?  Both apps are called messages.

[Ron813]

Messages, v. 16.0.10.49

I got here through the app, so I assumed that this post would be about that app.

[realaud]

Oh, I see that's an older version of Samsung Messages. Samsung Messages should be on v16.0.11.11, although I suspect the behavior would be the same.  You should switch to Google messages if you abhor the "view more" so much.  You won't get it in Google.

[Ron813]

I abhor Google and will NOT use any of their products if I can help it but thanks for your input.

[realaud]

You will not use ANY of their products?  How do you reconcile using an Android phone, which is the most Google of Google products?  Samsung is phasing out their messaging app and are unlikely to make any changes to how it has been behaving.  Also if you are using SMS and not RCS (on the S22, I understand RCS is not available in Samsung Messages - if it is, it's only on those with T-Mobile), then there is a character limitation on messages - hence the "view more".  This is not a Samsung thing, it is an SMS limitation.  Even if RCS was available to you in Samsung Messages, you shouldn't use it anyway, since it's a Google product.