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Google Messages is closing in on RCS video call support

Add Android Authority on Google: TL;DR The RCS standard has announced support for native video calls in chats. Earlier this year, we saw Google Messages make its first reference to supporting RCS video calls. The feature still isn’t live, but new evidence reveals that Google’s been making further progress. The arrival of RCS has already proven huge for Google Messages, helping to modernize the features Android users expect from their text messaging, all while helping to level the playing field
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Where's my timestamp? Google Messages is updating its UI, and users are confused

Joe Maring / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: TL;DR Back in 2024, Google first started working on swipe gestures to view timestamps in Messages. That new interface is now widely rolling out to users. Messages also now supports swiping right to directly reply. When you’re looking back on your text message history, it’s not just the texts and the GIFs you care about. The metadata also tells a story, too: when messages were sent, if they went out
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Fun or pointless? Google Messages chat themes divide readers in poll

Fun or pointless? Google Messages chat themes divide readers in poll

Joe Maring / Android Authority Add Android Authority on Google: Customization is part of the fun of Android, or at least gives us a bit more sense of individualism. We spend plenty of time tweaking wallpapers, icons, and lock screens, so it makes sense that Google Messages is getting in on the act too. Its new chat themes let you give individual conversations their own look, and we wanted to know whether our readers were excited to try them out.
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PSA: Samsung Messages is going away soon

PSA: Samsung Messages is going away soon

Joe Maring / Android AuthorityTL;DR Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July 2026, making now the right time for Galaxy users to switch if they haven’t already. The move to Google Messages gives Galaxy users access to RCS (again), with features like read receipts, typing indicators, and better group chats. Switching takes just a few
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Here’s a first look at custom wallpapers in Google Messages

Here’s a first look at custom wallpapers in Google Messages

Edgar Cervantes / Android AuthorityTL;DR After laying the groundwork over the past few weeks, Google Messages looks ready to introduce custom chat themes. In addition to setting chat color palettes, you’ll also be able to select your choice of background art. Messages will provide several galleries of wallpaper options, or you can choose your own
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