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- Google Messages is rolling out a redesigned full-screen gallery UI featuring caption support and original-quality (HD+) photo sharing to users in the stable branch.
- Users in the beta branch are getting access to the snooze chat feature that lets them temporarily mute individual and group conversations.
Google has begun rolling out a new, redesigned UI with Material 3 Expressive elements to Google Messages users in the beta branch. But that’s not the only change rolling out. We’ve now received user reports indicating that Google is also rolling out the redesigned gallery interface with a full-screen camera viewfinder and original-quality media sharing for users in the stable branch, as well as snooze chat features for beta users.
Redesigned media gallery UI and original-quality media sharing
Instead of the usual half-sheet, users now see a full-screen UI when adding an image using the Gallery button on the right of the text compose field. The button launches the full-screen camera UI, and you can scroll to the bottom to view images and videos in your device storage.