Tag: Google Messages

Messaging on Android has always felt like a work in progress. While iPhone users have long enjoyed the simplicity and cohesiveness of iMessage, Android users continue to juggle multiple apps, protocols, and inconsistencies. Google has tried to bring order to ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages recently introduced a new way to trigger Screen Effects by sending a pair of emojis in chats. The app is now testing the ability to trigger Screen Effects with a single emoji ...

Sign in to your Android Police account Summary Google Messages now allows full-screen animations triggered by single emojis. You can send emojis like 🌙, 🐝, and 🥳 to activate different full-screen animations in the app. Users can turn off the ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google has widely rolled out an “Unsubscribe” feature to the Messages app. Unsubscribe allows you to stop businesses from sending unwanted messages, like promotions or other non-essential content. The feature is available for the ...

Sign in to your Android Police account Summary Google Messages is rolling out an Unsubscribe button to combat spam. Pressing the button sends a ‘STOP’ message from the user to the sender, blocking non-essential texts. The Unsubscribe button is available ...

Sign in to your Android Police account Summary Google Messages is updating its landscape layout for a more balanced look. PDF preview feature for RCS chats is in the works too, except for password-protected files. The main action buttons in ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Landscape mode in Google Messages is getting a tweak that makes the width of the chat screen and chat list equal. Text has been added for the call, video, contact info, and search buttons. ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages could soon get a new notification snoozing feature. We’ve managed to enable the feature before the rollout to give you an early look. It will let you snooze notifications for specific chats ...

Sign in to your Android Police account Summary Evidence has been found in the latest beta version of Google Messages indicating that the app is gaining a live location-sharing feature. This new functionality will allow users to share their real-time ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is rolling out sensitive content warnings, which can detect and blur images that may contain nudity. Adults can opt in, but the feature is on by default for teens and supervised users. ...