a button in context menu for messages sent to a group that allows to quickly reply and preserve the context of the original message by showing a preview of the replied message and a button to open the message in the group's context.
Competitors' way
WhatsApp has a Reply privately button in group message's context menu that creates a tappeable reply in the private chat with the user that redirects you to the original message context in the group: WhatsApp: Here’s How to Privately Reply to a Group Message
Workarounds
that require extra taps & are not easy for the average user.
(A) “Reply Options” menu
open the context menu of a message, tap Reply, then tap the reply preview above the input field, select Reply in Another Chat, then find the chat where you'd like to send it. Added in https://telegram.org/blog/reply-revolution/
requires up to 5 taps.
it's difficult to find the user if you don't have a chat with them.
(B) Forward + Reply
forward a message from a group > Find the user you want to reply in private > Send your reply with the attached fowarded message
this doesn't allow to open the message in the original context.
(C) Copy Message Link + Reply
in groups with unified history you can use Copy Message Link > Find the user you want to reply in private > Send your reply with the link to the message in the group.
it doesn't show preview of the replied message.
(D) Cmd/Alt + Click on 'Reply' button (TDesktop only)
on Telegram Desktop app you can hold Cmd/Alt and click on Reply button in message context menu as a shortcut to reply in another chat.
This kind of defeats the beauty of a group chat, doesn't it? I mean, why would you want to chat 'privately' *inside a group?* If you want to discuss anything in private, go ahead and start a 1:1 chat, that's literally two clicks!
Replying "thanks" to a public answer to a public question does not only concern two individuals, it concerns the whole group. This is called "social behavior".
Sound like an anti-social "feature" to me. Maybe I'm missing something, so I hope someone can explain this better.
"go ahead and start a 1:1 chat, that's literally two clicks"
yep, that's exactly what we want, requires atleast 5 click, we want to reduce it to 1...
everything doesn't hv to be shared with everyone, being anti-social feature is okay, Tg is a messaging app, that's what it's supposed to do... being private
That's not anti social. It's like wispering to sb when talking in a group. Sometimes you don't want to disturb the public discussion or have an answer that's not for everybodies ears. Let me give you an example: If some people are planning a surprise for a person and somebody asks sth about that without noticing that it's about that surprise, then you can answer him or her personally in a 1:1 chat to make clear: "don't talk to much ;-)".
Therefore you could press and hold the original message and tap on "reply privately" to preview and link that message in the 1:1 chat. (My suggestion for solving this).
My initial comment was before the OP text was changed. Original text was proposing something crazy like 1:1 private chat INSIDE a group chat, like some kind of "replies" inside a group that would be hidden for all members but only visible to the person who is replied at... Something crazy like that, lol.
Being able to reply to someone's group-message in 1:1 chat would be a good feature, I agree.
Replying "thanks" to a public answer to a public question does not only concern two individuals, it concerns the whole group. This is called "social behavior".
Sound like an anti-social "feature" to me. Maybe I'm missing something, so I hope someone can explain this better.
yep, that's exactly what we want, requires atleast 5 click, we want to reduce it to 1...
everything doesn't hv to be shared with everyone,
being anti-social feature is okay, Tg is a messaging app, that's what it's supposed to do... being private
Let me give you an example: If some people are planning a surprise for a person and somebody asks sth about that without noticing that it's about that surprise, then you can answer him or her personally in a 1:1 chat to make clear: "don't talk to much ;-)".
Therefore you could press and hold the original message and tap on "reply privately" to preview and link that message in the 1:1 chat. (My suggestion for solving this).
My initial comment was before the OP text was changed. Original text was proposing something crazy like 1:1 private chat INSIDE a group chat, like some kind of "replies" inside a group that would be hidden for all members but only visible to the person who is replied at... Something crazy like that, lol.
Being able to reply to someone's group-message in 1:1 chat would be a good feature, I agree.