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TL;DR
- A new feature called “Insights” has been found in the Google Messages beta.
- Insights shows up as a button that appears when others share a link with you. It comes with the Gemini icon.
- The feature is likely meant to provide AI-generated summaries of shared links, saving you from opening the web page yourself.
Google is typically working on several new features within Google Messages at any given time. The company has been working on @mentions for a long time, and we’ve also spotted changes to link previews and the ability to remove group chat icons if you don’t want them. Google Messages v20251006 beta includes code for another new feature called Insights. This feature is related to links that others have shared with you in personal chats and groups, and is likely powered by AI.
We managed to activate the Insights feature within Google Messages to give you an early look: