Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has discovered a new UI for the “view details” page in Google Messages. This option typically pops up when you long-press a message, giving you more information about it. The ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Google Messages beta has revealed that Google is working on integrating group chats with the Android share sheet. This will allow users to share content to group chats directly from other apps, ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working on several tweaks to the search interface in Google Messages. Perhaps the most notable change is that search filters now make better use of empty space. Google Messages offers pretty robust ...

Google Messages Screen Effects add a fun touch to everyday chats, but you might not have encountered this cool feature. It’s not well known, and the animations don’t have to be specifically selected like an emoji or a GIF. They ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The Google Messages app now lets users send texts to themselves via RCS. The app previously restricted users to SMS when texting themselves. This means you can now send long text messages, high-quality photos/videos, ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR An upcoming Google Messages update will remove the convenient SIM selector from the compose section. The setting is moving to the conversation details section, adding an extra step to the process of swapping SIMs ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages might soon allow users to initiate WhatsApp video calls directly from the app. Users can currently initiate Google Meet video calls, but the service could prefer WhatsApp in the future. Google Messages ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is preparing to add new deletion capabilities for RCS chats. You will soon have an option to delete RCS chats for yourself or for everyone, including you and the recipient. Google Messages ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google announced an RCS upgrade for 911 texting last year, and the rollout is expected in winter across the US. In line with this rollout announcement, we’ve spotted new code within Google Messages that ...

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is rolling out a new read receipts color scheme to improve readability. It gives read receipts a bolder look with a white background and colored checkmarks. This new color scheme is currently ...