URL: https://help.carbonvoice.app/messages/threads
Source: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/PhononX/carbon-voice-docs/main/docs/messages/threads.md

# Threads

Replying to a particular message starts a **thread** under it, so a side discussion stays
attached to what it's about instead of interleaving with everything else. In the app a
thread is also called a **discussion**.

## Starting one

Reply to the message rather than the conversation:

- **Swipe** the message from left to right to reply.
- **Press and hold** it and choose **Reply**.

Swiping to reply with text is what creates the thread.

## Reading one

A message with replies shows **"3 Replies"** underneath it. To open the thread:

- **Tap the replies count** under the message, or
- **Tap the parent message** itself.

Either takes you into the discussion view, which shows the original message with everything
said in response to it, and nothing else.

## Why it matters for catching up

Threads are why a busy conversation stays readable. When you
[play new messages](https://help.carbonvoice.app/messages/playback/play-new-messages), threaded groups play together, so a
question and its answers arrive as a set rather than scattered among unrelated messages.

## Related

- [Play new messages](https://help.carbonvoice.app/messages/playback/play-new-messages)
- [Personal notes while you listen](https://help.carbonvoice.app/messages/recording-and-sending/personal-notes)