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.
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Google Messages is getting a nice quality-of-life update with a simple Trash folder.
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As we previously spotted, Google Messages is adding a new “Tap to Draft” behavior that saves you from accidental Smart Replies.
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Alongside the March 2026 Pixel Drop, Google today announced new Find Hub integrations with Google Messages and airlines to help find lost luggage.
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After we spotted earlier this week, Google Messages is beginning to roll out its new real-time location sharing powered by Find Hub.
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At Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked, Google announced Scam Detection updates for calls and its Messages app.
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After losing with the broader Material 3 Expressive redesign, the Google Messages Details page has regained edit history.
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In August of 2024, Google Messages started testing a circular redesign of read receipts. This has been slowly rolling out since then, and there now looks to be wide availability for beta users.
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Real-time Find Hub location sharing is coming to Google Messages for a more integrated experience on Android.
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Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.
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A post on the Android Developers Blog today highlights the “new” embedded photo picker and its use in Google Messages.
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Currently, tapping on a Smart Reply in Google Messages immediately sends the suggestion, but the latest beta reveals an upcoming “Tap to Edit” preference that will make for a nice quality-of-life improvement.
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Following the camera and gallery redesign, Google Messages is testing a new long-press menu for text and image actions.
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Google Messages is more widely rolling out some tweaks to the combined camera and gallery interface on Android.
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Like most Google apps, Messages A/B tests many features. However, it takes the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch these capabilities in stable even after they are announced. From various reports, Google itself, and devices we’ve checked, this is the current state of Messages.
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It’s not hyperbolic to say that Google has been very thirsty about Nano Banana following its viral success. In Google Messages, the access points for the Nano Banana-powered Remix are being greatly toned down following the November launch.
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Google today officially detailed the new Fi Web Calls & Messages that started rolling out yesterday. The MVNO acknowledges that there are a “few changes to how things work under the hood.”
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After testing earlier this year, Google Messages is now rolling out a big redesign and modernization of its photo viewer.
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Back in October, Google said Fi Wireless would “update web calls and messages.” This works by introducing a new Google Fi Web Calls page, while RCS is now handled by Google Messages for web.
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In addition to Android 16 QPR2, Google today is rolling out a pair of updates to the Messages (group chat warnings) and Phone (Urgent call reasons) apps.
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Google Messages for Android is redesigning how link and YouTube previews look inside conversations.
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With the November 2025 Pixel Feature Drop, Google announced that Messages is adding a Remix editing for photos that will be available on all Android phones.
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For businesses and other enterprise environments, Google Messages today announced Android RCS Archival on Pixel phones.
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After work got underway earlier this year, Google Messages is beginning to roll out @mentions in group chats.
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