One UI 6.1 update broke a feature on google messages

[dheymann]

I have an S23 Ultra on verizon. I use google messages as my default SMS. I often send a message to someone I will only communicate with for the day so I don't want to add them to my contacts. After I have sent them a text, I want to copy their phone number and send it to someone else. Up until now, I could click on the three button menu on a message and hit details. It would show me the phone number. If I long press it I get the copy option. Now the long press no longer gives me the copy option. This started about the time my phone was updated to the new One UI 6.1. I don't know if the two things are related. Does anyone know how to get the copy function back for that particular screen? Thanks!

 

[ocnbrze]

I have an S23 Ultra on verizon. I use google messages as my default SMS. I often send a message to someone I will only communicate with for the day so I don't want to add them to my contacts. After I have sent them a text, I want to copy their phone number and send it to someone else. Up until now, I could click on the three button menu on a message and hit details. It would show me the phone number. If I long press it I get the copy option. Now the long press no longer gives me the copy option. This started about the time my phone was updated to the new One UI 6.1. I don't know if the two things are related. Does anyone know how to get the copy function back for that particular screen? Thanks!

On my Fold 4, if I long press on a message look for this

It should be at the top, near the 3 dots. That's your copy button. Then you can just paste whatever you copied into the next message.

 

[dheymann]

On my Fold 4, if I long press on a message look for this
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It should be at the top, near the 3 dots. That's your copy button. Then you can just paste whatever you copied into the next message.

Thanks for the reply. That is to copy the contents of the text message. I am trying to copy the phone number that sent the text when they are not one of my contacts. I could do that until about a month or so ago.

 

[AugieTN]

I have an S23 Ultra on verizon. I use google messages as my default SMS. I often send a message to someone I will only communicate with for the day so I don't want to add them to my contacts. After I have sent them a text, I want to copy their phone number and send it to someone else. Up until now, I could click on the three button menu on a message and hit details. It would show me the phone number. If I long press it I get the copy option. Now the long press no longer gives me the copy option. This started about the time my phone was updated to the new One UI 6.1. I don't know if the two things are related. Does anyone know how to get the copy function back for that particular screen? Thanks!

Don't know if this will help. It sounds like it was something in the Samsung update. I have a Pixel 8 with the April Google update and Google Messages still functions like your version of Google Messages use to function.

 

[dheymann]

Don't know if this will help. It sounds like it was something in the Samsung update. I have a Pixel 8 with the April Google update and Google Messages still functions like your version of Google Messages use to function.

This gave me the answer! I uninstalled the messages app. Not 100% sure if that worked but then it gave me an update button and I updated the messenger app. Now it works like it used to. Thanks!

 

[ocnbrze]

Thanks for the reply. That is to copy the contents of the text message. I am trying to copy the phone number that sent the text when they are not one of my contacts. I could do that until about a month or so ago.

Ok for that long press the message>select the three dots>select view details> and then long press the phone number to copy it.

 

[ocnbrze]

Oops. Should have read the rest of the posts..... lol