Agreed this is very important. I use Google Messenger
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging&hl=en
If you longtap a single message it highlights it and shows a menu bar. One
of the menu choices is Share. Tap the MLO icon and the next thing you see
is the MLO task edit page with the full text of the message in the task
note and a truncated copy in the task title.
You can't share a conversation or multiple messages to a single task, but a
long message that's broken into multiple SMS'S for transmission is
reassembled by Messenger and shown as a single message that shares nicely.
Text sent to a group via MMS also shares nicely. Pictures and videos sent
via MMS are sharable but not to MLO. But you can share them to Evernote and
then share the Evernote to MLO. It's a bit clumsy but it gets the job done.
Biggest drawback: MLO doesn't know who sent the message. So if it's not
obvious from reading the message, you might be challenged to figure out
who to get back to when the task is complete.
On January 27, 2017 4:30:10 AM Lasse Pedersen wrote:
I get an increasing number of action items via texting/messaging. But the
basic texting apps (as well as other messaging apps e.g. FB Messenger and
WhatsApp) do not have very good (fast / flexible) ways of managing them or
distributing them.
The very minimum of features I am looking for are:
1) A way to flag a message or conversation so that I remember to follow up.
There is a difference between "fluff" social conversations and an action
item - something I need to revert on or respond to soon. It could be as
simple as "starring" it like I do with Gmail messages I want to respond on
soon - but not a big enough deal to make it an action item in MLO. (Or I
want to flag it so that I DO remember to transfer it to MLO later).
2) An EASY way to forward a single message to MLO as an action item. Yes, I
can select "forward to" and type in the email address but it is a bit
tedious in the few apps I have seen. Also, the way my network provider
handles it, I can't control the title of the mail and so on. Even worse
when it is MMS length - they forward a link to some webpage where I can
view the message.
A really fast way to forward to a predefined or easily selected email
address would be an improvement.
But the best way I can think of, is an app that can SHARE a message to
other apps on the phone. (To MLO directly - or I have a share-to app that
can forward all shares to a pre-defined email address. The paid version
lets me set up a list of these to choose from quickly. This fits other
purposes than MLO also).
I don't need a big, bloated app (on my crammed up phone) with animations,
themes etc. etc. - just these basics.
The various descriptions / reviews of the apps do not really emphasize this
(they focus on the fancy stuff) so that's why I ask in here.
I also believe that any input on this would benefit other "productivity
people" in here.
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