By Sanuj Bhatia
Publication Date: 2026-03-09 10:55:00
What you need to know
- Google Messages is testing a new Smart Reply option that lets you edit preset responses before sending them.
- The feature changes Smart Reply behavior from instant sending to inserting the reply into the text field first.
- A new toggle in Settings > Suggestions lets users choose between Tap to send and Tap to draft replies.
Google Messages is adding a new Tap to draft option for Smart Replies that will make it easier to edit preset responses before sending them.
Google Messages has been testing several quality-of-life improvements over the past few months. The company recently started experimenting with the ability to copy only a part of a message, and also added real-time location sharing.
Now Google appears to be working on another feature that tweaks how Smart Replies behave, something that arguably should have existed from the start.
As spotted by 9to5Google, Google Messages beta version 20260303 includes a…