Swipe actions in Messages will soon be customisable thanks to Google. You can select which action the swiping gesture performs. Since at least June of this year, this reform has been in the works. Beta users are now starting to receive it. There should be a public deployment on the Play Store shortly after.
You are able to customize swipe actions in Google Messages. Currently, Google Messages allows users to instantly archive a conversation thread by swiping on it. The moment a tiny archive indicator appears, the dialogue quickly disappears from view. Both left to right and right to left movements are possible with this gesture. At the bottom of the screen, there is an Undo button and an archived pop-up for 1 chat. Therefore, you may easily restore a discussion if you unintentionally swiped on it.
But similar mishaps occur much too frequently with Google Messages, especially if you utilize gesture navigation. When attempting to return to the homescreen, a conversation is ultimately sent to the archive. Even worse, Google just updated its messaging app with a navigation drawer that allows a very similar swiping motion.
Advertisement Google is now allowing users to select what a swiping action in Messages performs in order to avoid all this misunderstanding. The business is providing three alternatives for the gesture: archive, delete, and off, as first reported by 9to5Google . Additionally, it enables users to customize their left- and right-swipe behaviors.
This adjustment ought to greatly reduce the likelihood of those unintentional archives. You can disable the swipe-to-go-back gesture in the direction you often use. You can choose whether to keep the other for archival purposes or to remove it. Possibly, you can now customize the entire swipe gesture in Google Messages to your liking. Future additions of new options by the company are conceivable. For example, you can choose from the following swipe motion options in Gmail: archive, delete, mark as read/unread, move to, snooze, and none. In Messages, some extra options wouldn’t hurt.
THE BETA USERS ARE BEING TRANSMITTED THIS CHANGE. With version 20220721, Google Messages’ custom swipe gesture is now rolling out to beta users. The general public ought to have access to it soon. An update for the app on the Google Play Store will bring about the change. To check for updates and install the most recent version that is accessible to you, click the button below.
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