Following the September 2026 Android Drop announcement last week, Google Messages is widely rolling out its new Keep Notes integration.
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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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A bug in Google Messages is causing the app to randomly send old text messages to other random people and, while it’s still happening, a fix is slowly on the way.
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Google today is rolling out the September 2026 Android Drop with a number of major features.
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After beta testing in recent weeks, Google Messages today officially announced custom chat themes and backgrounds on Android.
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An issue with Google Messages appears to be breaking RCS for some users, with much of the problem tracing back to Samsung Galaxy devices.
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After testing started in January, Google Messages is expanding beta access to a redesign of the long-press menu that aids one-handed usage.
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As we wait for Chat themes to widely roll out, Google Messages is getting the ability to customize the grid of shortcuts.
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As announced earlier this year, the Samsung Messages app is about to shut down,
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Google Messages is finally giving Android users more customization and personalization options with “Chat themes.”
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iOS 27 will introduce the next big update to Android-iPhone messaging with support for inline replies and photo reactions.
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A tweak to the Google Messages chat interface this week prominently themes the voice memo button.
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With the new Workspace icons fully rolled out, Google is now tweaking how Chat appears in the Android status bar to look less like Messages.
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After testing in March, Google Messages is now rolling out a new “Tap to draft” behavior for Smart Replies that helps prevent accidental sends.
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With the launch of iOS 26.5, end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS between Android and iPhone is now gradually rolling out in a process that will take place over the coming months.
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Earlier this year, Google Messages seemed to have settled on a new design for read receipts. The RCS app rolled that back, but is now pursuing one element of that big redesign.
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Following the announcement last month, Google Messages has widely rolled out its new Trash folder to save you from accidental deletions.
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After years of back and forth, Samsung Messages is officially shutting down for good in July and, while most were already on Google Messages, the switch is frustrating to some. Why were you still using Samsung’s app?
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Samsung has shared an “End of Service Announcement” for its Messages app in the US. Set for July 2026, Google Messages is the intended replacement, with Samsung offering a guided transition. This has been a long time coming.
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Google Messages and Phone by Google have reached major milestones on the Play Store.
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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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After beta testing for the past several weeks and months, Google Messages today officially announced Mentions and the Trash folder.
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Following the announcement at the start of this month, Real-time Location Sharing in Google Messages for Android is more widely rolling out.
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Google Messages is getting a nice quality-of-life update with a simple Trash folder.
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