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Joe Maring \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n
Android 17<\/a> is shaping up to be one of my favorite Android updates in recent years. The changes Google is making, while small, all address some long-standing bugbears of mine.<\/p>\n One such tweak has made Smart Replies a feature I want to use rather than one I try to avoid at all costs.<\/p>\n As a refresher, Smart Replies are the suggested responses you\u2019ll see in your notification shade when you receive a message. Google added Smart Replies to our phones back in Android 10, so I\u2019ve been avoiding them like the plague for almost seven years.<\/p>\n What\u2019s the problem? Smart Replies are sent as soon as you tap them. As such, 99% of my interactions with the feature since 2019 have gone something like this:<\/p>\n Try tapping a notification to open it. I know I\u2019m being overly dramatic, but you get the idea \u2014 having the suggested response sent right away doesn\u2019t save time like it\u2019s supposed to. Not if you\u2019re a fat-fingered oaf like me, anyway.<\/p>\n Do you like the changes made to Smart Replies?<\/p>\n 215 votes<\/p>\n Yes<\/p>\n 58%<\/p>\n No<\/p>\n 7%<\/p>\n I don’t use Smart Replies<\/p>\n 36%<\/p>\n Thankfully, Android 17 has changed this behavior. As you can see in the screenshots above, tapping a Smart Reply in Beta 3 inputs the recommended response into the reply field, leaving you to remove, modify, or send the message. Again, this is a tiny change in the grand scheme of things, but it\u2019s enough for me to start using a feature that was useless to me before.<\/p>\n Another reason I never bothered to use Smart Replies is that they were too generic or said only half of what I wanted. Now that I can tap one and make changes, it\u2019s a feature that will save me time, using the suggestion as the start of the message and adding whatever else I want to say to the end. It\u2019s such a small tweak, but also one I\u2019m so, so happy with.<\/p>\n Are you as pleased with the changes Google has made to Smart Replies in Android 17? Or did you prefer the way things worked before? Please let us know in the comments below.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t want to miss the best from Android Authority?<\/p>\n![\"Android](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Android-17-smart-replies-1.jpg\"\/ "\\"Android")
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\nAccidentally tap the Smart Reply that says the opposite of what I want.
\nPanic.
\nOpen the app.
\nEdit the message, hopefully before anyone else sees it.
\nGo for a laydown and a wee satsuma.<\/p>\n
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