Google Messages preps useful changes to saving media, sharing location, and more
by dbadmin | Nov 25, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News
TL;DR Google Messages is working to give you the option to open shared media immediately upon saving it. The app may also change how it communicates location sharing, and possibly offer live updates. Gemini could get a little more prominent, thanks to a larger...I tried using Gemini to track my expenses — it didn’t even come close
by dbadmin | Nov 23, 2025 | Features, Gmail, Google Gemini, google messages
Ever since AI made a hard landing in our lives, I wake up every day to a new way it could automate some random chore and make my life just a little less miserable and a lot easier. AI can do what it does best — analyze data and find patterns — and that basic system...New Pixel update means your RCS messages might be visible to your boss
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2025 | Google, google messages, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices. In simpler terms, your employer will now be able to read your RCS chats in...Texting in bed? Google could soon fix this annoying Messages bug
by dbadmin | Nov 18, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is addressing the long-standing issue with its Messages app, which auto-rotates the built-in gallery UI even when system settings have auto-rotation disabled. The upcoming fix enables Messages’ built-in image...Google Messages finally starts letting you @mention your friends in chats
by dbadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Google, google messages, News
TL;DR Google Messages is rolling out @mentions in beta. These @mentions allow users in group chats to tag one another without directly replying to each other’s messages. The feature doesn’t seem to be universally available yet. Though it launched as a simple SMS...