Google Messages is testing an in-app "Backup & Restore" feature, promising easy backups, end-to-end encryption, and automatic restoration for conversations and media.
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Google's new Android app is bringing a hidden safety feature to Messages and it could change how you view content.
Verizon quietly announced that the Message+ app on Android phones over its network is getting another month to live.
Google Messages is working on multiple new features that will let you choose the photo resolution before sending them, and also a security control feature to blur out nude images.
Google is working on a new feature that will allow users to set custom profile images for contacts in the Messages app.
A future update to Google Messages could soon let you send RCS messages using your Wear OS smartwatch.
Google Messages could soon filter your text messages in your inbox based on the country they are being sent from.
The latest Google Messages beta includes some evidence, which reveals that when sending media, the app will ask you if you want to send a photo at original quality or optimized for chat.
Google Messages could soon show group chats when searching on the New Conversation page. The feature is currently under beta testing.
After being available since 2022, the latest version of Google Messages Android beta suggests that the company removed one of the prominent features of the app, the YouTube Picture-in-Picture player.
After announcing that it would replace the Samsung Messages app with Google Messages without any explanation, Samsung has revealed why the decision to go for one messaging app was made.
After pushing a new camera, Google is now rolling out nine Snapchat-like face filters for the Google Messages app on Android, which users can use when they take a photo or video within the app.
Samsung has reportedly pulled the plug on the Samsung Messages app and it will no longer be pre-installed on Galaxy phones and will not be the default messaging app on Galaxy devices in the US.
Google has announced several new features for Android and Wear OS devices in its latest feature drop. You can edit sent messages in the Google Messages app and try the new Favorites widget.
Google has started testing its message editing feature for Google Messages with some users in beta. The feature has reportedly been in development at least since December last year.
Soon you might get the option to disable those annoying expressive reactions on Google Messages, as a new toggle is spotted under testing that will help you turn off Reaction and Screen Effects.
Google messages app may soon allow users to edit the sent text messages as the latest beta build of the app added new lines of code referencing a new edit message feature as well as a edit history.
Google's latest Android release includes new messaging features such as Voice Moods, Reaction Effects, and smart home controls on Wear OS. Security is improved with FIDO2 passwordless login.
Google has updated Messages recently with the ability to share Ultra HDR images within RCS chats, however it has only just been spotted and reported on having rolled out to Pixel 8 users.
Google Messages could soon let you send emergency SOS messages through satellite connectivity. Google has apparently begun adding the UI elements required to initiate this feature.
Google has rolled out an update to its Messages app today, which adds even more features and improves messaging between Android and iOS, including support for reactions from iOS users.
A recent bug in Google Messages is causing your phone's camera to remain open even when you're not using the app, leading to excessive battery drain and overheating. A fix is now rolling out.
Google Messages is adding two new capabilities for Indian users that will let them categorize SMS into different tabs and automatically delete OTPs 24 hours after they're received.
Google Messages is finally rolling out end-to-end encryption for everyone after a beta test that kicked off in November of last year has ended. For now, it supports only one-on-one conversations.
Google announced new Android features rolling out both via app updates and to the OS. These include a native Password Checkup tool, new accessibility features, Maps dark mode, and more.
A "compliance warning" string found in a teardown of the Messages app suggests that the app might stop supporting devices that are not certified to run Google Mobile Services on March 31.
After making it available for the Android app, Google is rolling out support for emoji reactions to Messages on the web. The feature seems to be rolling out to all users via a server-side update.
Google is rolling out an option to schedule messages for select Google Messages users. The feature will allow users to schedule text messages to go out at a date and time they specify in a chat.
Google is preparing a wider rollout of SMS categorization in its Google Messages app. The feature will categorize messages into Personal, Transactions, OTPs, Offers, and More depending on its content.
Google Messages is testing categorizing conversations using labels that appear at the top of the app. The labels, which include All, Personal, Transactions, OTP, hope to reduce inbox clutter.
Google's Messages app now allows you to send emoji reactions to a photo, video or chat you've received as part of a new update. The app is also expanding some of its existing capabilities.
Google Messages is working on end-to-end encryption for RCS in the app. Full details of how this would work are unknown at this time. Both participants would need to have a stable internet connection.
This is an exceptional achievement for a Google app that doesn't come pre-loaded on most Android phones. OEMs usually have different apps of their own to handle SMS messaging services.
A teardown of the latest Google Messages beta app hints at the ongoing development of features like message reactions and drawing on images for RCS texts. The code also reveals an updated homepage.
