System and Method for Displaying Message History when Composing a Message

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause an electronic device to:

• display a user interface comprising:
• a first recipient field,
• a message history display area, and
• a message composition field;
• receive first text input via the first recipient field;
• display candidate recipient addresses having names containing at least some letters that match the first text input in the first recipient field;
• select a first one of the candidate recipient addresses as a first recipient;
• display, in the message history display area, a first message history comprising messages exchanged between the first recipient and a user of the electronic device;
• display a second recipient field;
• receive second text input via the second recipient field;
• display candidate recipient addresses having names containing at least some letters that match the second text input in the second recipient field;
• select a second one of the candidate recipient addresses as a second recipient;
• and
• replace, in the message history display area and in response to selecting the second recipient, the first message history with a second message history comprising messages exchanged between each of the first recipient, the second recipient, and the user of the electronic device.

An electronic device comprising:

• a memory configured to store computer executable instructions;
• and
• a processor coupled to memory and configured to execute the computer executable instructions to cause the electronic device to:
• display a user interface comprising:
• a first recipient field,
• a message history display area, and
• a message composition field;
• receive first text input via the first recipient field;
• display candidate recipient addresses having names containing at least some letters that match the first text input in the first recipient field;
• select a first one of the candidate recipient addresses as a first recipient;
• display, in the message history display area, a first message history comprising messages exchanged between the first recipient and a user of the electronic device;
• display a second recipient field;
• receive second text input via the second recipient field;
• display candidate recipient addresses having names containing at least some letters that match the second text input in the second recipient field;
• select a second one of the candidate recipient addresses as a second recipient;
• and
• replace, in the message history display area and in response to selecting the second recipient, the first message history with a second message history comprising messages exchanged between each of the first recipient, the second recipient, and the user of the electronic device.