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  Google Messages rolls out new swipe for timestamps & reply gesture Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-26 10:27 +0530
    Re: Google Messages rolls out new swipe for timestamps & reply gesture Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-09-26 09:56 +0100
      Re: Google Messages rolls out new swipe for timestamps & reply gesture Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-09-26 21:20 +0530

#156162 — Google Messages rolls out new swipe for timestamps & reply gesture

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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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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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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