Key Takeaways Similar to WhatsApp, Google Messages will soon allow users to choose between HD and HD+ image resolutions when sending media. Users can opt for “Optimized for chat” (reduced quality) to conserve data or “Original quality”… Article Source https://www.androidpolice.com/google-messages-will-soon-offer-a-photo-resolutionmedia-quality-selector/
Key Takeaways A new swipe gesture in Google Messages allows for easy viewing of all message timestamps. Previously, users had to tap each message individually to see timestamps, now a single swipe will show them all. The feature was… Article Source https://www.androidpolice.com/google-messages-timestamps/
What you need to know Users on Reddit reported new read receipt indicators for RCS chats in Google Messages and an APK teardown provided more insight. Per the teardown, Google is testing a change in Messages that moves those sent/delivered… Article Source https://www.androidcentral.com/apps-software/google-messages-read-receipts-placement-redesign-spotted
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Following the last redesign in early 2023, Google Messages is testing a new look for read receipts in RCS conversations. Update 11/1: Google is more widely testing this redesign of RCS Sending, Sent, Delivered, and Read receipts… Article Source https://9to5google.com/2024/11/01/google-messages-read-receipts-redesign-2024/
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google appears to have started the rollout of the Messages read receipt redesign. The redesign moves the checkmarks from outside the bubble to inside the bubble. The read receipt has also received a new… Article Source https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-read-receipt-rollout-3496172/
Following the Workspace additions in September, there are seven Gemini Extensions on Android, and Google is in the process of “gradually releasing” the next batch for WhatsApp, Google Home, Phone, and Messages. They replace the… Article Source https://9to5google.com/2024/10/31/gemini-extensions-whatsapp-google-home-messages/
Google Messages has been working on dual SIM RCS since the start of this year, and support is now more widely rolling out. To date, you could only have RCS active on one phone number at a time in Google Messages. Dual RCS… Article Source https://9to5google.com/2024/10/28/google-messages-dual-sim-rcs/
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages could soon let users set a profile photo for their contacts once again. This comes after Messages gained a Profile Discovery feature that overrode any locally set contact images in favor… Article Source https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-contact-pictures-apk-teardown-3494535/
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Users report that dual-SIM RCS features have been spotted in Google Messages with the latest beta update. The feature has been spotted twice before, but Google stopped the rollout for reasons unknown.
Toast messages are quite common in Android apps, and you’ll now see them in desktop Google Chrome. When copying a URL from the body of a website, Google Chrome now shows a centered, pill-shaped overlay at the top of your… Article Source https://9to5google.com/2024/10/25/google-chrome-130-toast-message/