Google Messages Enables Users To Copy Selected Text

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Google is working on a long-requested improvement to its Messages app: the ability to copy only part of a message instead of the entire text.
Currently, long-pressing a message in Google Messages and tapping Copy grabs the full message.

There is no option to highlight and copy a specific portion. For longer texts, that means copying everything, pasting it elsewhere, and manually deleting unwanted content. That behavior appears set to change.

Google Messages Tests Ability to Copy Only Part of a Text

In an upcoming Google Messages update, long-pressing a message will bring up an interface that allows users to highlight specific text within the message.
Once highlighted, users will be able to copy only the selected portion.

If the Copy option is tapped directly from the long-press menu without selecting text, the app will continue copying the entire message as it does today.

The feature has been spotted in the latest Google Messages beta build. It looks like it's in early testing and is only available to select users, even on the beta channel.

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