Turn off smart menus?

[Cloroxmartini]

On Messenger, Pandora, email, I get these smart menus instead of the app opening, and in messenger when I hit send, a smart menu pops up with options to send the message, like today at 5, in two hours, schedule a day and time.

Um, NO, I want to send it now.

I want to open the app not choose my station from a smart menu.

Can I turn these off? It's maddening.

New pixel 4a with latest Android OS

Thanks in advance.

 

[Chuffed]

Sorry, can't help with the question (may have something to do with Google assistant, it gets its claws into everything if you have it on), but on deleting posts, I usually just edit and put "delete" in the text. If the mods are in a cleaning house mood, they freshen things up and delete for us.

 

[mustang7757]

[Moved this from pixel 4 to pixel 4a forums]

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! I removed your unintentional duplicate post.

Where exactly are you seeing these menus? Do you mean if you long-press the app shortcut icon on the homescreen?

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

This sounds like you are in Google messages as this allows you to schedule a message. But I am confused where you are pressing these apps

 

[Cloroxmartini]

Welcome to Android Central! I removed your unintentional duplicate post.

Where exactly are you seeing these menus? Do you mean if you long-press the app shortcut icon on the homescreen?

On the home screen I can press on the icon and a smart menu pops up, the app does not open. Doesn't happen all the time.

In messenger, there is a paper airplane icon for sending the message. Quite often a menu will pop up when I hit send. It happens quickly when I touch the icon, not something I have to press and hold for, and when I do press and hold that menu does not come up, rather app info comes up.

 

[Cloroxmartini]

This sounds like you are in Google messages as this allows you to schedule a message. But I am confused where you are pressing these apps

Yes, I am sure it is. The stock messenger app. Is there another?

 

[B. Diddy]

There are various SMS apps, which is why Kizzy Catwoman was asking -- Google Messages is the default SMS app in Pixels, but there are other ones the user can install as well, like Textra or Facebook Messenger.

Unfortunately, I don't think you can disable those menus. If you're accidentally bringing them up, it's probably because you're pressing the screen a little too long. You could try adjusting the Touch & Hold Delay by going to Settings>Accessibility​ and changing it to Medium or Long.

 

[Cloroxmartini]

I will try that and report back.

 

[Cloroxmartini]

There are various SMS apps, which is why Kizzy Catwoman was asking -- Google Messages is the default SMS app in Pixels, but there are other ones the user can install as well, like Textra or Facebook Messenger.

Unfortunately, I don't think you can disable those menus. If you're accidentally bringing them up, it's probably because you're pressing the screen a little too long. You could try adjusting the Touch & Hold Delay by going to Settings>Accessibility​ and changing it to Medium or Long.

I played around with that and it works. Thank you!