Transfer text message history to a new number

My friend has given me a new number. Is it possible to simply update their contact information so that new text messages will be added along with the old number. I want to keep the old messages but I do not want them to be in two different text history folders.
Thanks

No unfortunately just changing the phone number in their contact won't do that. Text conversations are seperated by number.

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