Two new features are officially announced today for the Google Messages app

Google Messages has been the recipient of some new features lately, and we’ve been telling you all about them. Just a couple of days ago we told you that real-time location sharing is now available via the Google Messages app. The previous version of this feature allows a Google Messages user to share a static one-time look at his address. The address doesn’t change even after you drive away from the location. But the new real-time version of location sharing is dynamic and the address you share changes as you drive around.

Nearly a month ago, we told you that Google Messages changed the look of the icons used for read receipts. Instead of the design with two circles (known as the “Double Bubble” design), Google replaced it with a single circle in one of four states. A little more than two weeks ago, Google Messages added “Tap to Draft,” which allows you to edit a Smart…