diff --git a/Habitica/res/layout/fragment_inbox_message_list.xml b/Habitica/res/layout/fragment_inbox_message_list.xml
index 1c2b18939..0963d3685 100644
--- a/Habitica/res/layout/fragment_inbox_message_list.xml
+++ b/Habitica/res/layout/fragment_inbox_message_list.xml
@@ -3,16 +3,10 @@
     android:orientation="vertical"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="match_parent">
-    <androidx.swiperefreshlayout.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout
-        android:id="@+id/swipeRefreshLayout"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="0dp"
-        android:layout_weight="1">
         <com.habitrpg.android.habitica.ui.helpers.RecyclerViewEmptySupport
             android:id="@+id/recyclerView"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:layout_height="match_parent" />
-    </androidx.swiperefreshlayout.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout>
     <com.habitrpg.android.habitica.ui.views.social.ChatBarView
         android:id="@+id/chatBarView"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
diff --git a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/social/InboxMessageListFragment.kt b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/social/InboxMessageListFragment.kt
index be11031c2..cc5af4362 100644
--- a/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/social/InboxMessageListFragment.kt
+++ b/Habitica/src/main/java/com/habitrpg/android/habitica/ui/fragments/social/InboxMessageListFragment.kt
@@ -30,13 +30,15 @@ import com.habitrpg.android.habitica.ui.viewmodels.InboxViewModelFactory
 import com.habitrpg.android.habitica.ui.views.HabiticaSnackbar
 import com.habitrpg.android.habitica.ui.views.HabiticaSnackbar.Companion.showSnackbar
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.core.Observable
+import io.reactivex.rxjava3.disposables.Disposable
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.functions.Action
 import io.reactivex.rxjava3.functions.Consumer
 import java.lang.Exception
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit
 import javax.inject.Inject
 
-class InboxMessageListFragment : BaseMainFragment<FragmentInboxMessageListBinding>(), androidx.swiperefreshlayout.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout.OnRefreshListener {
+class InboxMessageListFragment : BaseMainFragment<FragmentInboxMessageListBinding>() {
 
     override var binding: FragmentInboxMessageListBinding? = null
 
@@ -54,6 +56,7 @@ class InboxMessageListFragment : BaseMainFragment<FragmentInboxMessageListBindin
     private var replyToUserUUID: String? = null
 
     private var viewModel: InboxViewModel? = null
+    private var refreshDisposable: Disposable? = null
 
     override fun onCreateView(inflater: LayoutInflater, container: ViewGroup?,
                               savedInstanceState: Bundle?): View? {
@@ -63,7 +66,6 @@ class InboxMessageListFragment : BaseMainFragment<FragmentInboxMessageListBindin
 
     override fun onViewCreated(view: View, savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
         super.onViewCreated(view, savedInstanceState)
-        binding?.swipeRefreshLayout?.setOnRefreshListener(this)
 
         arguments?.let {
             val args = InboxMessageListFragmentArgs.fromBundle(it)
@@ -72,6 +74,8 @@ class InboxMessageListFragment : BaseMainFragment<FragmentInboxMessageListBindin
         viewModel = ViewModelProvider(this, InboxViewModelFactory(replyToUserUUID, chatRoomUser)).get(InboxViewModel::class.java)
 
         val layoutManager = androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager(this.getActivity())
+        layoutManager.reverseLayout = true
+        layoutManager.stackFromEnd = false
         binding?.recyclerView?.layoutManager = layoutManager
         compositeSubscription.add(apiClient.getMember(replyToUserUUID!!).subscribe( { member ->
             chatAdapter = InboxAdapter(user, member)
@@ -99,6 +103,7 @@ class InboxMessageListFragment : BaseMainFragment<FragmentInboxMessageListBindin
         if (replyToUserUUID?.isNotBlank() != true && chatRoomUser?.isNotBlank() != true) {
             parentFragmentManager.popBackStack()
         }
+        startAutoRefreshing()
         super.onResume()
     }
 
@@ -109,6 +114,18 @@ class InboxMessageListFragment : BaseMainFragment<FragmentInboxMessageListBindin
         super.onAttach(context)
     }
 
+
+    override fun onDestroyView() {
+        super.onDestroyView()
+        stopAutoRefreshing()
+    }
+
+    override fun onPause() {
+        super.onPause()
+        stopAutoRefreshing()
+    }
+
+
     override fun onDestroy() {
         socialRepository.close()
         super.onDestroy()
@@ -133,20 +150,33 @@ class InboxMessageListFragment : BaseMainFragment<FragmentInboxMessageListBindin
         component.inject(this)
     }
 
+    private fun startAutoRefreshing() {
+        if (refreshDisposable != null && refreshDisposable?.isDisposed != true) {
+            refreshDisposable?.dispose()
+        }
+        refreshDisposable = Observable.interval(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
+                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
+                .subscribe({
+                    refreshConversation()
+                }, RxErrorHandler.handleEmptyError())
+        refreshConversation()
+    }
+
+    private fun stopAutoRefreshing() {
+        if (refreshDisposable?.isDisposed != true) {
+            refreshDisposable?.dispose()
+            refreshDisposable = null
+        }
+    }
+
     private fun refreshConversation() {
         if (viewModel?.memberID?.isNotBlank() != true) { return }
         compositeSubscription.add(this.socialRepository.retrieveInboxMessages(replyToUserUUID ?: "", 0)
                 .subscribe({}, RxErrorHandler.handleEmptyError(), {
-                    binding?.swipeRefreshLayout?.isRefreshing = false
                     viewModel?.invalidateDataSource()
                 }))
     }
 
-    override fun onRefresh() {
-        binding?.swipeRefreshLayout?.isRefreshing = true
-        this.refreshConversation()
-    }
-
     private fun sendMessage(chatText: String) {
         viewModel?.memberID?.let {userID ->
             socialRepository.postPrivateMessage(userID, chatText)