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!
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One UI 6.1 update broke a feature on google messages
- Thread starter dheymann
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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.
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.
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.
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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!
Ok for that long press the message>select the three dots>select view details> and then long press the phone number to copy it.
Oops. Should have read the rest of the posts..... lol