andreasgal/gaia — Issue #325: Messages app should not block UI when waiting for SMS request events
Author: philikon
Created: 2012-02-01 01:34:13+00:00
State: open
Labels: sms

Right now, when you send an SMS from the Messages app, the app shoes a modal throbber until the SMS request has been completed (either successfully or unsuccessfully). That's a pretty bad UX. I can't think of any other phone SMS app that blocks the UI like this while it's busy sending the SMS.

What should happen here, IMHO: add the message to the thread you're currently viewing right away. If it's sent successfully, great. There's no need to update the UI at all for that. If there's an error, then indicate that next to the message at that time.