In tools like WhatsApp and Discord, this feature is widely used.

Eventually someone wants to respond to someone else in a quick and practical way, without the need to create an internal conversation.

It would be ideal to have the quick reply or conversation feature, or conversation that sends the message to the channel (similar to how it is in Slack with threads).

As it currently stands, the Chats only support replying in Threads or simply typing a response. This can get clunky. I'd prefer to be able to reply to a message in the same chat as you do in Google Chats or Discord, etc. :)

Reply-in-thread is great for discussions that need long, focused conversations without disturbing others. It works really well when a topic is complex and needs multiple back-and-forth messages.

But not every message needs to become a thread. Communication naturally has both short and long conversations. For quick questions or short replies, using threads can feel heavy and slow things down.

In those cases, being able to and reply directly in the main chat is much more useful. It keeps the context clear while making the reply visible right away. This helps team understand faster, scan conversations more easily, and respond more quickly without opening a separate thread.

Having both reply-in-thread and quote-reply options would give us more flexibility to communicate in the way that fits each situation best.

The app does not allow to quote reply, qith this added workflow can be smoother and faster

While Threads can be convenient, it is often useful to just be able to "reply" to a message (similar to iMessage or FB Messenger) - one way to handle this while having the best of both worlds may be to have the option to start a "Thread" in-line and then expand/collapse the threads in the "main" chat conversation.

It would also probably be helpful to bring chats with threaded replies to the bottom of the conversation so that they don't get missed.

Currently, it is really confusing to find all new chats because some are in thread (and hidden/collapsed) and others are in the main thread. I hate the thread opening on the side, it would be better if it was just inline with the rest of the chats so it doesn't reduce the chat window even more.

Another request would be to allow chats as a view or as a pinned item in the area they are associated with. We attached a chat to a list and you can't see the chat in the list, you have to go through the chat area to see it. Very frustrating.

Please update the design of these, otherwise chats are not very usable.