by dbadmin | Mar 3, 2026 | Android, google messages, News
TL;DR Google is rolling out a new location-sharing feature within Google Messages. The feature allows users to share their real-time location with others in a chat, leveraging Find Hub. Android Authority first demonstrated the feature in action last month. In...
by dbadmin | Mar 3, 2026 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News
Credit: Joe Maring / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is introducing a new Trash feature that stores deleted chats for 30 days before permanently deleting them. Users can now restore or permanently delete individual or all trashed conversations from the...
by dbadmin | Feb 26, 2026 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News
TL;DR Google Messages is prepping a new look for how you see details of businesses contacting your over RCS. The upcoming scrollable layout more closely matches the one we have now for private individuals. Google’s also building a new button for archiving...
by dbadmin | Feb 24, 2026 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News
Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is getting ready to add a new “Real-time Location” sharing feature. We managed to enable the feature in the app and can now show you how it’ll work end-to-end once it goes live. You’ll be able to share...
by dbadmin | Feb 23, 2026 | Google, google messages, News
TL;DR Google Messages has required users to tap a button when they want to start a new group chat. Messages is now switching to a new workflow that treats new chats like groups by default. For one-on-one chats, you’ll just tap “Next” after selecting your contact. How...
by dbadmin | Feb 20, 2026 | Android apps, Features, google messages
If you have an Android phone, you almost certainly use Google Messages. Maybe not because you love the app, but because it’s gradually become the de facto texting app of choice on Android. Although it may not be the most robust or customizable texting app available,...
