newWatch the dots move while the person you're chatting with is typing, on every surface, and they can see you too. Hover any message's timestamp to see the exact date and time.
Waiting for a reply is much easier when you can see it coming. While the person you are chatting with types, three quiet dots animate above the box you type in, and they can see the same when you type.
Three animated dots and a line naming who is typing, sitting above the composer
The indicator works on every surface, respects a pause (typing that stops makes the dots fade after a moment), and never claims someone is typing when they are not: it is driven by the same presence signals the chat already carried.
One companion touch: hover any message's timestamp and the exact date and time appears, so "14:02" finally tells you which day it belonged to.