Overview
- WhatsApp began rolling the redesigned contextual message menu to a limited group of Android beta testers on Thursday, June 11, 2026, according to reports from WABetaInfo and India Today.
- The new menu appears as a floating context menu next to a tapped or long-pressed message and works the same in individual chats and groups, preserving the tap-and-hold gesture users already know.
- Common actions such as reply, forward, copy, delete, and info are shown up front while less-used options are grouped under a 'More' section to reduce visual clutter and keep focus on the selected message.
- The update is available only in WhatsApp beta for Android version 2.26.23.8 via the Google Play beta channel and is being distributed to a subset of testers with no official date announced for a stable release.
- The change follows a multi-year development effort first spotted in 2023 and reflects WhatsApp's broader push for cross-platform UI parity; if testing proceeds normally, the company typically expands beta rollouts in the coming weeks.