# Show pending messages to download

**URL:** <https://forum.delta.chat/t/show-pending-messages-to-download/1679>\
**Category:** Feature Proposal\
**Tags:** tablet, ios, desktop, android\
**Created:** [May 16, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/show-pending-messages-to-download/1679 "2021-05-16T17:54:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![agutierrez](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/agutierrez/32/436_2.png) [@agutierrez](https://forum.delta.chat/u/agutierrez)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2021, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/show-pending-messages-to-download/1679/1 "2021-05-16T17:54:23Z")

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The user does not know when Delta cannot download a message and, after many attempts, Delta no longer tries,

This happens for example if the message is relatively large and the connection is bad.

I think that showing a message in the chat indicating that it could not be downloaded would alert the user, and he would look for some way to get the message.

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**Author:** ![r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/user_avatar/forum.delta.chat/r10s/32/1513_2.png) [@r10s](https://forum.delta.chat/u/r10s)\
**Post date:** [October 6, 2026, 3:02pm UTC](https://forum.delta.chat/t/show-pending-messages-to-download/1679/2 "2026-10-06T15:02:27Z")

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