Selective linking of message accounts

A mobile device capable of selectively linking message accounts, the mobile device comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• one or more computer-readable storage media storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, perform a method of selectively linking message accounts, the method comprising:
• providing multiple message accounts on the device;
• and
• linking a first subset of the multiple message accounts to create a first combined message box based on received user input identifying the first subset of the multiple message accounts, wherein the first combined message box includes messages from each of the message accounts in the first subset of the multiple message accounts;
• and
• linking a second subset of the multiple message accounts to create a second combined message box based on received user input identifying the second subset of the multiple message accounts, wherein the second combined message box includes messages from each of the message accounts in the second subset of the multiple message accounts.

One or more computer-readable memory storing instructions that, when executed by a mobile device, perform a method of providing combined message boxes on the mobile device, the method comprising:

• displaying a list of message accounts;
• receiving user input selecting a first message account to be linked;
• receiving user input selecting a second message account to be linked;
• linking the first message account and the second message account to create a first combined message box;
• receiving user input selecting a third message account to be linked;
• receiving user input selecting a fourth message account to be linked;
• linking the third message account and the fourth message account to create a second combined message box;
• assigning a name to at least one of the first combined message box or the second combined message box;
• displaying the first combined message box as a list of messages from both the first message account and the second message account;
• and
• displaying the second combined message box as a list of messages from both the third message account and the fourth message account.