Here’s how Google might make Messages easier to use with one hand

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TL;DR

• Google is working on a new user interface for Messages that’ll swap the hamburger menu for a context menu.
• The updated context menu will centralize buttons for sharing and selecting chats, making them easier to reach.
• It should also clarify which chats are selected or unselected in a group, which was previously confusing with Material You shading.

Phone screens seem to be always getting larger, and that makes one-handed usability of the latest flagships tricky. Many Google apps use hamburger menus near the top of the screen to grant access to key buttons and features. This becomes a problem when you’re trying to wield a modern Android phone with one hand, but Google appears to be simplifying things for at least one of its apps. Google Messages looks to be adding a new context menu that would let users access important features from anywhere in the chat.

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Currently, the Google Messages app places crucial buttons at the very top of the screen, making them harder to reach. After long-pressing on a message, the copy and delete button appears in the chat’s header bar.




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