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Google Messages rolls out new swipe for timestamps, reply gesture
9to5Google • • general
Key Points:
- Google Messages is rolling out a redesign that changes how users access timestamps and direct replies within conversations.
- Users can now swipe left anywhere in a conversation to view all message timestamps and RCS encryption status, improving on the previous method of tapping individual bubbles.
- To reply directly to a message, users must swipe right on the message bubble, requiring more precision than before, while tapping a message still shows read receipts.
- The update features a return to the older two-circle design for message indicators, with some inconsistency as the new design appears on message Details pages and the homepage.
- This update is being widely released in Google Messages version 20260910_03_RC02, with new swipe behaviors accompanied by brief timestamp hints when tapping messages.
