# No way to select multiple messages for bulk action on mobile view
**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996
**Category:** UX
**Tags:** bulk-actions
**Created:** [13. September 2017 um 18:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996 "2017-09-13T18:50:03Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [13. September 2017 um 18:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996/1 "2017-09-13T18:50:03Z")
I am doing some cleanup while sitting on the bus (on my way to dc for a few days! Woo!) and noticed there is no way to select multiple messages for bulk action.
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### Author:  [@HAWK](https://meta.discourse.org/u/HAWK)
#### Post date: [13. September 2017 um 19:00 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996/2 "2017-09-13T19:00:49Z")
Do you mean multiple PMs on mobile?
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [13. September 2017 um 19:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996/3 "2017-09-13T19:14:49Z")
Yep. That is what I mean.. was I not clear? That list in my screenshot should have tick boxes next to the messages.
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### Author:  [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)
#### Post date: [13. September 2017 um 23:24 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996/4 "2017-09-13T23:24:48Z")
I can repro. The checkboxes are not appearing.
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [28. Februar 2018 um 06:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996/5 "2018-02-28T06:50:45Z")
FYI this problem still exists.
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### Author:  [@Mittineague](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Mittineague)
#### Post date: [28. Februar 2018 um 09:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996/6 "2018-02-28T09:50:16Z")
Isn’t this an “Admin action” and similar to the Admin pages not meant to work like it does in desktop in mobile?
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [28. Februar 2018 um 13:25 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996/7 "2018-02-28T13:25:08Z")
This may be true but then the select/select all button above message lists should not be showing on mobile. As it is now the interface just feels buggy.
Or, and this would be my preference, I’d like to be able to select some messages and archive them on the go.
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [5. Mai 2018 um 18:14 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996/8 "2018-05-05T18:14:59Z")
I just tried this again today and found that it’s still not possible to bulk archive messages via mobile. I don’t know about others but to me it’s inconvenient - I get dozens of messages in my group inboxes and it becomes overwhelming if I don’t stay on top of it.. which would be an easy task on mobile when on the go.
Maybe you are waiting to do it at some point in the future together with [improving the bulk update options for messages generally](https://meta.discourse.org/t/advanced-search-and-admin-bulk-update-options-dont-make-sense-for-messages/53730)? If that is going to take longer or is not a priority, then would it be possible to fix this now?
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### Author:  [@ibbybenali](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ibbybenali)
#### Post date: [6. August 2018 um 18:30 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996/9 "2018-08-06T18:30:35Z")
Same issue here. Would love to see this solved.
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### Author:  [@awesomerobot](https://meta.discourse.org/u/awesomerobot)
#### Post date: [26. Juli 2022 um 19:38 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996/17 "2022-07-26T19:38:08Z")
Ich habe gerade die Möglichkeit für Administratoren hinzugefügt, auf Mobilgeräten eine Massenauswahl vorzunehmen. Dies wird also bald in Updates verfügbar sein. Gutes Ding will Weile haben 🎉
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> This will make bulk-select topic-list actions available on mobile. We were previ…ously hiding bulk select on mobile due to space constraints.
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> This adds a new nav button:
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> !\[Screen Shot 2022-04-12 at 12 59 40 PM\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1681963/163016508-2786e540-8464-4467-a7f3-2c8eb37cc208.png)
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> When the above nav button is clicked, avatars in the topic list are replaced by checkboxes, the bulk select bar sticks on scroll:
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> !\[Screen Shot 2022-04-12 at 12 59 32 PM\](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/1681963/163016503-bd984056-1056-4435-816e-54aaa9ea5abb.png)
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### Author:  [@tobiaseigen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tobiaseigen)
#### Post date: [26. Juli 2022 um 19:50 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/no-way-to-select-multiple-messages-for-bulk-action-on-mobile-view/69996/18 "2022-07-26T19:50:01Z")
Wow! Danke!
Manchmal kommt Weihnachten im Sommer… oder ist das ein vorgezogenes Geburtstagsgeschenk? Mein früheres Ich (Community Managerin für Namatis Legal Empowerment Network) und mein jetziges Ich (Produktmanagerin hier bei Discourse) danken Ihnen von ganzem Herzen! 🥰