Google Messages rolls out new swipe for timestamps & reply gesture
The redesign lets users swipe left for timestamps and encryption details, while swiping right now opens a direct reply.
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Where’s my timestamp? Google Messages is updating its UI, and users are confused
TL;DR Back in 2024, Google first started working on swipe gestures to view timestamps in Messages. That new interface is now widely rolling out to users. Messages also now supports swiping right to directly reply. When you’re looking back on your text message history, it’s not just the texts and the GIFs you care about. The metadata also tells a story, too: when messages were sent, if they went out with encryption, and whether or not they were …
Google Messages Gets Chat Themes And Redesigned Gestures
Google Messages continues evolving with a wave of new features rolling out throughout September 2026 (September 2026, Pakistan Standard Time [UTC+5]). The RCS and SMS client is receiving gesture updates, customization options, and deeper integration with other Google services. Meanwhile, advanced read receipts redesigns are moving from beta into wider availability. For users managing multiple […]
Google is currently deploying an update to its Messages app that will ask you to change some reflexes to display or respond to the time of the messages.
Google Messages Adds New Gestures for Viewing Timestamps and Replying to Messages
Checking the time a message was sent in the Google Messages app has become much easier. Google has begun rolling out new swipe gestures widely, changing the way timestamps are displayed and how you reply to messages. If you noticed that the usual swipe motion now performs a different action, this is why.
Google Messages is getting a new way of working with messages that changes the behavior of "swipe" gestures within conversations. Instead of swiping there is only
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