Sort Conversations grayed out in iMessage Catalina

When I go to sort conversations on a value, the option is grayed out in the View menu. Anyone know if this is intentional, a bug, or how to change this behavior. I'm trying to sort all unread messages at the top, but I can't do it if the option is grayed out.

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.15

Posted on Dec 23, 2019 11:25 AM

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Dec 23, 2019 1:29 PM in response to BocaBoy

Is this an issue with iMessage or Mail?

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Dec 23, 2019 6:01 PM in response to eliapplethetech

iMessage

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Sort Conversations grayed out in iMessage Catalina

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