How do I search SMS messages on the new KitKat Hangouts?

[Yves]

Unlike most people who were looking forward to it, I was dreading this Hangouts/SMS merger.

One of the things I have not been able to figure out is how to search within my SMS messages. The old SMS app did this easily at the push of one on screen button.

Is this no longer a feature or am I just not looking in the right place?

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[Jonneh]

Bump out of curiosity.


char limit.

 

[patruns]

All my messages are right in front of me when I open Hangouts unless I have deleted them or archived them.

 

[Yves]

All my messages are right in front of me when I open Hangouts unless I have deleted them or archived them.

So are mine. What I am referring to is being able to search for things within a long thread.

At the main screen of the Jelly Bean Messages app, there's a magnifying glass button that allows you to do this at the bottom.

 

[gabbott]

I'm not seeing an option to. Send them feedback from within the app to add that. I just did.

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[Jonneh]

I'm not seeing an option to. Send them feedback from within the app to add that. I just did.

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Doing this as well. More people do this, please

 

[Yves]

Doing this as well. More people do this, please

Done!

 

[jeoraj george]

i just installed this sms app and it has a search option that works fine

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...?id=com.handcent.nextsms&hl=en&token=Ywv5rMRM