A method comprising: determining, by a conversation manager, to group a plurality of messages in a conversation object, wherein the conversation object serves as a central index to all content and attachments exchanged as part of a conversation, wherein the conversation object comprises: a conversation header describing a title of the conversation object; a conversation body comprising a list of the plurality of messages and one or more attachments, one or more content, or a combination thereof associated with the plurality of messages; a conversation player control for providing control of playback of the plurality of messages; and a conversation attachment manager control for providing unified access via the central index to all attachments and content associated with the conversation object and for invoking an attachment/content management control screen that is configured to present graphical representation of all attachments associated with the conversation object via a user interface screen of a device for selection by a user of the device; determining, by the conversation manager, the one or more attachments, one or more content, or a combination thereof associated with the plurality of messages; determining, by the conversation manager, to associate the one or more attachments, the one or more content, or a combination thereof with the conversation object, wherein at least one of the plurality of messages, the one or more attachments, the one or more content, or a combination thereof is stored on another device; initiating, by the conversation manager, a display of the conversation object via the user interface screen of the device; determining whether the device has downloaded the at least one of the plurality of messages, the one or more attachments, the one or more content, or a combination thereof from the other device; and determining to present a representation of a download status of the at least one of the plurality of messages, the one or more attachments, the one or more content, or a combination thereof from the other device. determining, by a conversation manager, to group a plurality of messages in a conversation object, wherein the conversation object serves as a central index to all content and attachments exchanged as part of a conversation, wherein the conversation object comprises: a conversation header describing a title of the conversation object; a conversation body comprising a list of the plurality of messages and one or more attachments, one or more content, or a combination thereof associated with the plurality of messages; a conversation player control for providing control of playback of the plurality of messages; and a conversation attachment manager control for providing unified access via the central index to all attachments and content associated with the conversation object and for invoking an attachment/content management control screen that is configured to present graphical representation of all attachments associated with the conversation object via a user interface screen of a device for selection by a user of the device; a conversation body comprising a list of the plurality of messages and one or more attachments, one or more content, or a combination thereof associated with the plurality of messages; a conversation player control for providing control of playback of the plurality of messages; and a conversation attachment manager control for providing unified access via the central index to all attachments and content associated with the conversation object and for invoking an attachment/content management control screen that is configured to present graphical representation of all attachments associated with the conversation object via a user interface screen of a device for selection by a user of the device; determining, by the conversation manager, the one or more attachments, one or more content, or a combination thereof associated with the plurality of messages; determining, by the conversation manager, to associate the one or more attachments, the one or more content, or a combination thereof with the conversation object, wherein at least one of the plurality of messages, the one or more attachments, the one or more content, or a combination thereof is stored on another device; initiating, by the conversation manager, a display of the conversation object via the user interface screen of the device; determining whether the device has downloaded the at least one of the plurality of messages, the one or more attachments, the one or more content, or a combination thereof from the other device; and determining to present a representation of a download status of the at least one of the plurality of messages, the one or more attachments, the one or more content, or a combination thereof from the other device.