Why SMS app won't save drafts?

Question

How do I get stock SMS app to save my draft messages and appear in conversations for further editing at any time. Many times I write a SMS and do something else with other apps and return back my message then find nothing.

My 📞 Lumia 640XL with Windows 8.1

Answer 1

SMS app do save drafts. To access drafts, follow these steps :

1. Open Messaging app.
2. Tap on the three dots (...) located on the bottom right corner.
3. Click on drafts.
4. You will see all your saved messages here.

Note : Any unsent message that is typed will be automatically stored in drafts.

Update : Another method of accessing drafts

If a message is saved in a conversation, you can access the draft by simply clicking on the conversation. These drafts will be available under drafts folder too.

Answer 2

In addition to the above answer, If you are sending a text to a specific contact, that is, replying to a thread, the message you'd have typed, but not finished, nor sent, appears under the thread of that contact as a draft in the message input field