Google Messages Rolls Out Floating Long-Press Menu

Overview

• The new long-press floating menu is rolling out broadly to Google Messages users on both stable and beta builds and appears to be gated by a server-side flag that can require force-stopping the app to activate.
• Google replaced the old top toolbar with the floating menu to consolidate actions into a single, icon-led interface and an overflow for less-used options.
• The Copy action now supports partial selection by invoking Android’s standard highlight tool so users can press and drag to pick and copy only part of a message instead of the whole message.
• Photo-specific actions in the menu include Remix and Save plus a swipable Create shortcut that opens quick sticker and Photomoji creation inside conversations.
• The menu includes visible UX polish—background blur, centered message animation, haptic feedback and reaction shortcuts—which aims to speed common tasks and make in-chat content creation easier while rollout timing varies by device.