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.
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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.