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  • Google Messages rolls out new swipe for timestamps & reply gesture

    From Maria Sophia@mariasophia@comprehension.com to comp.mobile.android on Sat Sep 26 10:27:48 2026
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    I have no idea how important, or not, this is, as I use PulseSMS.
    But most people likely use Google Messages, so you tell us.

    *Google Messages rolls out new swipe for timestamps & reply gesture*
    <https://9to5google.com/2026/09/25/google-messages-timestamps-reply/>
    "Previously, you could tap on a message bubble to see the sent time,
    read receipts, and RCS lock icon. Meanwhile, swiping left would
    let you send a direct reply.

    A redesign today changes all that. To see timestamps, you can now
    swipe left anywhere in a conversation. This also shows the RCS
    encryption status. Being able to see all times instead of having
    to tap the bubbles individually is an improvement."
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  • From Andy Burns@usenet@andyburns.uk to comp.mobile.android on Sat Sep 26 09:56:22 2026
    From Newsgroup: comp.mobile.android

    Maria Sophia wrote:

    To see timestamps, you can now
    swipe left anywhere in a conversation.

    swipe left still seems to archive message for me (which is usually done
    by accident and I need to undo)

    oh, wait i see it now, works when the conversation is open, not when the
    list of messages is open

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  • From Maria Sophia@mariasophia@comprehension.com to comp.mobile.android on Sat Sep 26 21:20:38 2026
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    Andy Burns wrote:
    Maria Sophia wrote:

    To see timestamps, you can now
    swipe left anywhere in a conversation.

    swipe left still seems to archive message for me (which is usually done
    by accident and I need to undo)

    oh, wait i see it now, works when the conversation is open, not when the list of messages is open

    HI Andy,

    There was more detail in the article, that I didn't paste, where what I'm simply trying to do with this thread is first, and foremost notify folks.

    Secondly, since I don't use Google Messages but since I suspect most people
    do use it, the second thing was to ask folks if it's a good change or not.

    No big deal though.
    You'll either like it, hate it, or think it's just fluff.

    Personally, I wish there were an open source messenger that handles RCS.
    Sigh.
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