Google Messages
[Fixed] Google Messages crashing for some Android users
As of Thursday afternoon, some Google Messages users are having the app crash a few seconds after opening.
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Google Messages has a new text/chat Details page
Google is rolling out a redesign of the Messages app’s Details experience that leverages Material 3 Expressive.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages on Wear OS getting Material 3 Expressive redesign
Like on Android phones, Google Messages is testing a straightforward M3 Expressive redesign on Wear OS.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages testing RCS’ new MLS encryption, Details page redesign
Back in March, cross-platform end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS was announced, and Google Messages is beginning to test the new Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages addressing redesign complaint with separate camera, gallery access
Google Messages is addressing a big complaint of the combined gallery and camera redesign by letting users access each separately.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages rolling out Delete for everyone, Snooze notifications, & more
Following last week’s announcement, Google Messages is widely rolling out features like “Snooze notifications” and “Delete for everyone” to the stable channel.
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[Fixed] Google Messages share bug crashes the beta app
Historically, the Google Messages beta offers a stable experience, but there’s currently a bug that crashes the app when trying to share images and links.
Expand Expanding CloseHow to turn off the camera in the new Google Messages gallery
The new Google Messages Gallery redesign makes the bold choice of making this common action require a fullscreen interface and attaching a large camera viewfinder. There’s no way to revert to the previous design, but turning off the camera might help.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages upgrading group chats, Google Home gets device-specific Favorites, more
Alongside the Android 16 launch and June 2025 Pixel Drop, Google is highlighting the latest (app) features for all Android devices.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages rolls out taller, 14-line text field [U]
After widely rolling out the redesigned compose field last month, Google Messages is now addressing a common complaint about the 4-line limit when drafting by letting the text box get much taller.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages Material 3 Expressive redesign comes to search, image viewer, more
After debuting in the conversation view earlier this week, Material 3 Expressive is coming to more parts of Google Messages beta, including the media viewer and search experience.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages finally rolling out gallery + camera redesign with ‘HD+’ quality
After testing first got underway in November of 2024, Google Messages is now widely rolling out a big redesign of the gallery and camera interface.
Expand Expanding CloseMaterial 3 Expressive testing in Google Messages expands
More Google Messages beta users now have the Material 3 Expressive redesign of the chat interface, while it’s also beginning to appear on the app’s homepage.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages starts rolling out Material 3 Expressive redesign of the chat UI
Following Gmail for some users and Photos, Google Messages is beginning to roll out a Material 3 Expressive redesign of just the chat interface.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages updating ‘New chat’ contacts list to show who has RCS
Google Messages is rolling out a tweaked “New chat” page to let you immediately check which contacts have RCS enabled.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle says 1 billion RCS messages are sent daily in the US following iPhone adoption
After a years-long wait, Apple finally added RCS messaging support to the iPhone last year, and that’s resulted in over 1 billion RCS messages being sent every day in the US alone between both Android and iOS devices.
Expand Expanding CloseKey Verifier will offer advanced protection against Google Messages scams
In a bid to improve messaging security, Google has announced that the Key Verifier function will be coming to Android. This function will ensure that contact credentials are legitimate.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages is starting to roll out ‘Delete for everyone’
Google Messages for Android is getting the ability to delete a chat message for everyone in a group RCS conversation.
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Google Messages starts rolling out custom group chat icons
Google is beginning to roll out the ability to personalize group chats in Messages for Android with custom icons.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages rolling out ‘Unsubscribe’ button to stop SMS and RCS spam
Google Messages is gaining a new “Unsubscribe” feature to combat spam and other unwanted SMS texts or RCS chats from business senders.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages Sensitive Content Warnings for nudity rolling out
Following last year’s announcement, Google Messages is rolling out Sensitive Content Warnings that blur nude images on Android.
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages preps group chat upgrade with invite links & QR codes, @mentions
Google Messages looks to be planning a sizable update to group chats, with the highlight being an ability to “join this group with this unique link or QR code.”
Expand Expanding CloseGoogle Messages rolls out text field redesign
After spending 2024 cycling through different looks before reverting to the original for some reason, Google Messages has widely rolled out a redesign of the text field.
Expand Expanding CloseRCS update adds end-to-end encryption, Google and Apple confirm support
One of the downsides of RCS messaging for a while was a lack of support for end-to-end encryption but, now, the GSMA has announced that the latest update to RCS will add the long-awaited security layer, and both Google and Apple will support it.
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