It’s weird that we’re almost in 2024 and you still have to copy a message to a notes app so you can pick the relevant parts to copy.
Unless I’m missing something? The texting apps I use for the most part are WhatsApp and Google Messages for SMS.
I don’t copy stuff from these apps on a regular basis, but it would’ve been nice to have the option to copy just what I want. It’s especially annoying when you receive an authentication code of some sort in the Google Messages but you can’t just copy the code directly.
I use Textra on Android and I can select which parts of a message to copy. I’m using the paid version and have for years, so I’m not sure whether that’s a standard feature or premium. The day Messages stopped letting me color-code each conversation was the day I quit using it; I can’t tell you how many times each person being a distinct color has saved my ass from texting the wrong stuff to the wrong person.
I also use Textra (for years, paid version).
I like that for 2FA codes, when the notification appears, there’s an option to copy the just code, and directly from peeking the message in the notification drawer.
Find a good app/dev, pay for the bells and whistles. ~sent from Sync for Lemmy ;)
Google messages does the same thing, I think it’s built into android itself and not the app