Stock "Message" app - controlling how many messages show up in a conversation?

[dvdqnoc]

So I have returned back to the stock Message app for SMS mainly because no other app has a photo next to each message like the stock one does.

But I was wondering if there is a way to control how many messages show up in each conversation? Like, say I am having a conversation with Bob. When I open up our conversation, it shows EVERY SINGLE message between us two, all the way from our very first text. And so scrolling and browsing through our conversations can get laggy.

Is there anyway to just show the recent messages in the conversation? I know in ChompSMS, it automatically does that, and if you scroll to the top of the conversation, theres an option to "show older messages."

 

[dvdqnoc]

bump

 

[blampars]

I would help you look at this, but my messages app just FC'd and wiped all my convos heh. If no one else gets to this, I'll have a look at this once I get a few texts later today.