Google Messages chat wallpapers have one more trick: animations
Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is working on new support for custom chat wallpapers. In addition to the still wallpapers we’ve seen, it also appears this mode…
Google Messages is getting ready for RCS video calls
TL;DR The RCS Universal Profile 4.0 announced support for cross-platform video calls. Google Messages currently supports video calls though ViLTE and Meet. In its latest beta, Messages adds a new…
Google Messages’ easiest pairing method is about to disappear
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is moving closer to completely removing the convenient QR code pairing method for its desktop web app. In the v20260511 beta version…
Google Messages is getting closer to offering custom backgrounds
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages shows further signs of progress on letting users set custom themes for chats. More work on the back end implements support for…
5 Samsung Messages features that Google Messages is still missing
Joe Maring / Android Authority Samsung Messages is shutting down in a matter of weeks. Starting in July, the app will no longer be supported, and Samsung will push users…
Google Messages may soon solve your dark viewfinder struggles
Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google is working to incorporate Low Light Boost for the Google Messages in-app camera preview. The feature brightens the viewfinder in real time to…
Google Messages migration nightmare: Former Samsung Messages users watch chats vanish in real time
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung Messages users who are migrating to Google Messages are missing some of their conversations. A Google Product Expert has confirmed that the vanishing…
Google Messages is making it easier to spot RCS marketing spam
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is introducing rounded-square icons for RCS business chats to distinguish them from the circular icons used for personal conversations. Verified business agents will…
Here’s how the link invite system for Google Messages group chats will work (APK teardown)
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages could soon introduce a link invite system for group chats. The feature will let users invite new members to a group by…
You didn’t ask for ads in your RCS chat app, but you’re going to get them anyway
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR RCS ads have been a thing on Android for a while now, but now, even iPhone users in the US are receiving them. Screenshots…