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Google Preps Messages App for Android 12’s Colorful Material You

Tim June 9, 2021 4

Recently spotted, Google is preparing its Messages app to beautifully integrate with Android 12's Material You user interface, bringing a bit of dynamic color to the messaging app. On Android 12, the UI's accent color can intelligently match whatever wallpaper...

Google Messages is Getting Pinned Conversations Soon

Kellen May 27, 2021 10

Google Messages is getting a couple of new features here in the near future that will make organizing your conversations easier and also help you find important messages later on. An updated version is rolling out that hints at the new goods, which include...

Google Messages Going Split-View for Tablet Users

Tim May 13, 2021 27

Android tablets receive hardly any love from Google it seems, so little that I didn't even realize the company wasn't offering a split-view experience for its dedicated Messages app already on Android-powered slates. That seems crazy lazy to me, but hey, this...

Google Messages Gets One UI Makeover on Galaxy S21 Devices

Tim April 27, 2021 18

As noted by users on reddit and a writer of XDA, Samsung is rolling out a specialized version of the Google Messages app via a server side change, one with a One UI inspired makeover. In the updated UI, there's the big waste of space portion at the top of the...

Google Shows Off 6 New Android Features That Everyone Gets

Kellen February 23, 2021 12

Like they did at the end of December, Google spent this morning showing off another six new features that are coming to Android that everyone should get to use. Unlike a typical software update that rolls out by carrier or manufacturer, these are features that...

Beeper App Brings iMessage to Android Using Magical Jank Sauce

Tim January 21, 2021 23

There's a new app on the block, one that has everyone talking. It's called Beeper and to explain what it is, the app takes 15 of the most popular messaging platforms and crams them into a single interface, making your life much easier. And yes, iMessage is...

Galaxy S21 Default Messaging Experience is Way Better Outside US

Tim January 16, 2021 53

It was detailed yesterday that the Galaxy S21 lineup would come preloaded with Google's Messages app, which has become a very solid app for texting, complete with RCS functionalities. The experience is said to be more "native" on the S21 models, with...

Google Messages Encryption is Super Live, Reactions Hit the Web

Kellen December 11, 2020 10

The feature list of Google Messages, as well as its flexibility for use across devices, continues to improve with each passing month. We learned a month ago that encryption was soon to arrive for RCS users, and that seems to be going live for more folks today,...