TL;DR: Your chats are sorted by last activity (chronologically), with the most recent chat displayed at the top (except for chats marked as low-priority - those are kept out of the inbox)

Expected behavior:

• New messages: Similar to other messaging apps, your messages are automatically sorted from newest to oldest based on chat activity. 
• Pinned chats: When you pin a chat, the Beeper app displays it as a persistent chat icon on the Inbox header. These chats will not appear in the inbox list. 
• Muted chats: Muted chats will remain listed in the Inbox, but you won't receive any audible notification for them. You will only receive a notification if an @mention or a reply to your message is sent in a muted chat room. Muted chats will have a silent bell icon to their right.
• Read/Unread: To change the read state of a chat, you can long-press on it from the inbox view and select Mark as Read / Mark as Unread from the menu that appears.
• Low-priority chats: Chats marked as Low Priority (long-press any chat on the Beeper Android Inbox) will be moved to the Low Priority Filter under Search. You won't see these chats in your Inbox, nor will you receive any visual/audible notification for new messages in them (except for @mentions and replies). 
• Archive: Though Archiving Management is not present in Beeper Android, you can Archive Chats. Auto-Archiving isn't supported yet.

Beeper Android - How does the Inbox work?

Currently, the Beeper Android app Inbox behaves similarly to a traditional messaging app. Here are some specifics:

Pin

The Beeper Android app lets you pin your favorite chats to the Inbox header. Chats show as circle icons at the top of the screen.

To pin a chat, long-press the chat in question and select Pin.

Mute

Muted chats will remain listed in the Inbox, but you won't receive any audible notification for them. You will only receive a notification if an @mention or a reply to your message is sent in a muted chat room. You will also see a silent bell icon to the right of a muted chat.

To mute a chat, long-press the chat in question and select Mute.

Archive

How do you archive a chat in Beeper Android?

• Long-press the chat in question and select Archive

• Swipe to Archive: Set up this feature by going to Beeper Android → Gear → Preferences → Inbox and choosing between swipe left or right to archive messages. Swipe according to your configuration over the chat you want to archive.

How do you unarchive a chat in Beeper Android?

Though there’s no specific button or gesture to unarchive a chat from the Archive section to Inbox, you can mark it as unread to move it to Inbox. If you want the chat on Inbox but don’t want the unread indicator, mark it as read.

• Long-press the chat in question and select Mark as Unread

• Swipe to Mark as Unread: Set up this feature by going to Beeper Android → Gear → Preferences → Inbox and choosing between swipe left or right to Mark as Read/Unread messages. Then go to Inbox → Tap Search → Select the Archive filter → Search for the chat in question → Swipe over the chat according to your configuration over the chat you want to Mark as Unread.

Filters

While Beeper Desktop filter out archived chats, Beeper Android's Inbox view displays all your messages (including archived messages) in a single list. Archiving is not currently supported in the new Beeper app, but is part of our roadmap plans.

If you want to see chats filtered by Low Priority, Unread, or Chat Network, you can do so by tapping the search bar on top and selecting the icon of your desired view.

Delivered vs. Read Indicators

In your Beeper Android Inbox, you can see a preview of the last message in the chat. If the last message is yours, you will know if it was sent and read.

Delivered indicator	Read indicator

Reading Experience

The Beeper Android app lets you toggle your reading experience between Minimal and Pro. Here are the differences between the two options:

• When using Minimal, all your chats will show only the chat title, which could be one of the following:
  • the name of the person you're chatting with;
  • the name of the chat, OR
  • A phone number is needed if the recipient has not been saved in your contacts yet. 
    
    It will not show any chat network indicator to provide you the impression of a single inbox.

• In contrast to Minimal, Pro shows you more details about your chats in the inbox list view. In addition to what you already see in Minimal mode, you will also see:
  • the number of unread messages in the chat
  • an optional chat network indicator near the chat avatar