Surfacing media conversations and interactive functionality within a message viewer of a messaging system

A computer implemented method, comprising:

• detecting a notification message, from a conversation system, in a messaging system, the notification message including a conversation thread identifier that identifies a conversation thread in the conversation system and being indicative of a change to a state of the conversation thread at the conversation system;
• obtaining rendering information for rendering a current state of the conversation thread with a set of actuators that are actuatable to perform conversation system functionality relative to the conversation thread;
• rendering a conversation view in a message viewer of the messaging system based on the rendering information, the conversation view showing the current state of the conversation thread with the set of actuators;
• detecting user actuation of an actuator in the set of actuators rendered in the message viewer;
• sending, to the conversation system based on the conversation thread identifier, an indication of the user actuation;
• receiving, from the conversation system, an updated state of the conversation thread, updated based on the user actuation;
• and
• rendering the updated state of the conversation thread in the message viewer of the messaging system.

An electronic mail (email) computer system, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and
• memory storing instructions executable by the at least one processor, wherein the instructions, when executed, provide:
• a conversation message identifier configured to detect a notification email message, from a conversation system, in an inbox of an email system, the notification email message including a conversation thread identifier that identifies a conversation thread in the conversation system and being indicative of a change to a state of the conversation thread at the conversation system, the email system configured to detect a user selection input selecting the notification email message;
• a rendering information component configured to obtain rendering information for rendering a current state of the conversation thread with a set of actuators that are actuatable to perform conversation system functionality relative to the conversation thread;
• and
• an interactive functionality component configured to:
• render a conversation view showing the current state of the conversation thread, with the set of actuators, in a reading pane of the inbox of the email system, based on the rendering information;
• detect user actuation of an actuator in the set of actuators rendered in the reading pane;
• send, to the conversation system based on the conversation thread identifier, an indication of the user actuation;
• receive, from the conversation system, an updated state of the conversation thread, updated based on the user actuation;
• and
• render the updated state of the conversation thread in the reading pane.