Google Messages could soon get a touch of pizzazz with new animation (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Jan 17, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Messages has added a new animation for sending and receiving messages, which is subtle yet fancier than the previous one. New app animations are perceived as a sign of app maturity, indicating that Google Messages is...

Google Messages may start letting you reply to images with a thread (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Jan 17, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News, RCS

Google Messages appears to be building support for the ability to comment on media attachments. Tapping on media like pics and videos would bring up both emoji reactions and the ability to add a reply. Replies in these threads are also visible in the main chat view....

Google Messages is rolling out dual-SIM RCS support once again, and hopefully, it’s here to stay

by dbadmin | Jan 14, 2025 | Google, google messages, News, RCS

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority After a couple of limited rollouts, Google Messages is once again rolling out dual-SIM RCS support to more users. The feature is available in several parts of the world on both the beta and stable versions of the app. This...

Google Messages restores your control over custom photos for contacts

by dbadmin | Jan 14, 2025 | Google, google messages, News

Profile Discovery in Google Messages let your friends choose the photo they’d appear in your app as. Messages had been working on a new option to let you override that pic, using your locally defined Contacts settings. That choice is finally available now, and you can...

Google Messages’ upcoming backup tool doesn’t want you running out of space (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Jan 10, 2025 | Authority Insights, backup, Google, google messages, News

Google Messages is working on an in-app backup option. Backup settings in Messages now look like they’ll include information on your available Google storage. If you’re running low, links will provide quick access to cleanup tools and account upgrade options. One of...

Google Messages takes a step towards secure messaging across apps and platforms (APK teardown)

by dbadmin | Jan 9, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News, RCS

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The latest Google Messages beta supports MLS encryption, RCS’s next step toward E2EE interoperability across apps and platforms. We managed to enable MLS for one-on-one RCS conversations in Google Messages, but we haven’t...