By Abner Li
Publication Date: 2025-11-28 21:44:00
Google Messages for Android is redesigning how link and YouTube previews look inside conversations.
The previous design showed the sent URL at the top with an image preview next. At the bottom, you’d get the page title, description, and domain.
This redesign hides the original link that you’re sent if there is nothing else in the message. First up is a taller cover image (in most cases) with less cropping. The bottom section has a more prominent background and larger title for improved readability. The domain is accompanied by the site favicon, but the useful page snippet has been removed.
Old vs. new
When a link is accompanied by text, the preview might be narrower to fit the length of the message.
Removing the link is a bit on the extreme side, though it does make for a cleaner thread. In getting rid of the article preview, Messages is unfortunately matching…
