Today, you can use Google Messages for web using QR code pairing or Google Account sign-in. The original login method will soon go away.
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What new Google Messages features are rolling out [March 2026]
Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch new functionality in stable. From various reports, Google announcements, and devices we’ve checked, this is the current state of Messages.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages launches group RCS Mentions and Trash folder
After beta testing for the past several weeks and months, Google Messages today officially announced Mentions and the Trash folder.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages Real-time Location Sharing rolls out (or: How to remove the ‘plus’ dot)
Following the announcement at the start of this month, Real-time Location Sharing in Google Messages for Android is more widely rolling out.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini for Android redesigns voice input to be like audio memos
The Gemini app on Android has redesigned voice input to take after social messaging apps.
Expand Expanding CloseThis is Android’s new ‘advanced flow’ for sideloading apps without verification, includes one-day waiting period [Gallery]
Later this year, Google is introducing new Android developer verification. For power users, Android will offer an “advanced flow” to disable the verification requirement.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini app making ‘Temporary chats’ easier to start
After introducing last August, Google might make the Gemini app’s Temporary chat feature much more prominent.
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Pixel Weather tweaks widget as new icons come to Google Clock 8.6
Google has made a pair of weather tweaks to Pixel Weather and the Clock app (version 8.6).
Expand Expanding CloseGemini screen automation rolling out to Pixel 10 series
Following availability on the Galaxy S26 last week, Gemini screen automation is now rolling out on the Pixel 10 series as part of the March 2026 Feature Drop.
Expand Expanding CloseThe Gemini for Home voice assistant is now more concise, faster, & better at alarms/timers
Google is back with a second big update to Gemini for Home this month that notably improves the voice assistant.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit improves sleep tracking, new Sleep Score and health records coming
Fitbit today announced a number of new features coming to the Public Preview, starting with improved sleep tracking.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle rolling out Personal Intelligence to free Gemini, Chrome, & AI Mode users
Following the announcement in January, Google is now bringing Personal Intelligence to free users in the Gemini app, Gemini in Chrome, and AI Mode.
Expand Expanding CloseYou can now add the bookmarks bar to Chrome on Android tablets, foldables
Google is updating Chrome on Android tablets and foldables to be more like the desktop version by adding the bookmarks bar.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Translate rolls out new homescreen widgets on Android
Following the Gemini updates last year, Google Translate for Android is getting a set of new homescreen widgets.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle app starts rolling out quick access to AI Mode history
The Google app on Android is rolling out convenient, persistent access to AI Mode history for a more integrated experience.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Meet fully replaces legacy Duo calling
Google Duo is now fully gone, with the company completing its migration to Google Meet as its sole video calling service.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini screen automation for Android apps has free, AI Pro usage limits
Google has started rolling out Gemini screen automation on the Galaxy S26, and this capability has usage limits like other Gemini app features.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle rolling out Pixel Camera 10.3: 100x ‘Pro Res Zoom’ renamed
Google is rolling out the first update to Pixel Camera of 2026, though version 10.3 is a minor release.
Expand Expanding CloseGemini rolls out overlay redesign that adds full Tools menu [U]
The latest Gemini overlay redesign gives you access to more of the prompt box and Tools menu anywhere on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Chrome for ARM64 Linux devices coming Q2 2026
Following Mac and Windows versions, Google Chrome will soon support ARM64 Linux devices.
Expand Expanding CloseFitbit app drops Material 3 Expressive’s floating toolbar
As Fitbit continues to preview its personal health coach, the redesigned app is getting interface tweaks that swap out a key Material 3 Expressive component.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Maps rolling out conversational ‘Ask Maps’ chat
Google Maps today announced “Ask Maps” to answer your “complex, real-world questions a map could never answer before.”
Expand Expanding Close‘Immersive Navigation’ is the biggest Google Maps driving update in a decade
Google Maps is giving its driving experience the “biggest update in over a decade” with Immersive Navigation that redesigns visuals and offers “more intuitive guidance.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages starts rolling out Trash folder
Google Messages is getting a nice quality-of-life update with a simple Trash folder.
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