Messages

Messages are a form of communication between two users by sending messages through the Roblox website. Roblox also uses messages in the form of system messages to inform users about various changes to their account.

Inbox
The Inbox holds any messages that have not previously been archived in a list format. Each entry includes the sender, the subject title and preview of body, and the time the message was sent. Users will receive notifications from Roblox or other users that have sent them messages. They can also archive, mark as read, mark as unread, and mark all as read by checking the boxes and clicking the respective action at the top or the bottom of the page. Unopened messages (or messages marked as Unread) will appear as a different color compared to read messages. Users can also do this at the top of a message while reading it, however they cannot mark it as read or unread while reading the respective message.

Sent
The Sent tab is very similar to the Inbox, however; it shows messages that a player has sent to others rather than messages that the user is receiving. Unlike the Inbox they cannot do actions such as archiving, marking as read, or marking as unread, and the checkboxes for these actions are not visible either. When opening a message they cannot reply to it either as it is a message said user has sent to another user.

News
The News (formerly Notifications) holds announcements sent by Roblox Administrators containing information about events, community activities, and other important updates.

There are messages which are part of a user's Inbox. They are automatically sent to a user on Roblox, and cannot be archived, since they automatically delete themselves after a given period of time. News posts usually notify users about recent updates, which go anywhere from critical bug patches to advertisements about the latest gear.

Archive
The Archive holds any messages that have been archived from the Inbox. Messages are not deleted, so any previous message that has been archived can be viewed here and restored if necessary. Much like the Inbox they can mark messages as read and mark them as unread but the option to mark all as read is not available and instead of archiving messages the option to send them back to their inbox is available instead. Any message including ones sent from Roblox can be archived here and sent back to the inbox if the users wish.

Requirements
In order to message another user, a player must meet these requirements:


 * Account must be 13+ (<13 users can still message friends).
 * Privacy settings for "Who can message me?" must be set appropriately.
 * Account must be older than one day.

Trivia

 * In the past, if you went to the Sent tab and clicked on a message, it would have said [USERNAME] wrote even though it's actually [YOUR USERNAME] that wrote it.
 * People were able to send messages to themselves by clicking "(View Public Profile)" at your Profile and clicking "Send Message". This was later removed, and now the buttons are removed when viewing your profile.
 * Because of an update, you can no longer delete messages from users; now you can only send them to your archive.
 * Players frequently complain about spam bots, which is still happening tp the present day.
 * Although players cannot send messages to non-friends in a <13 account, they will still receive messages from the official account.
 * Messages used to be the main way of communication before the Chat was implemented.
 * News were once called "notifications", which caused confusion to new users. The name was changed to "News" as a result to the confusion.
 * News posts are were usually sent by admins, but now it is only labeled as Roblox.
 * There used to commonly be surveys for 1,000 Robux if the player participated in events, and many more important messages. Currently, they are mainly just news and community activity.