Google Messages News & Updates

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Google is testing end-to-end encryption for group chats in the Messages app | TechCrunch

Google said it is testing end-to-end encryption for RCS (Rich Communication Services)-based group chats on its Messages app.

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Google has reportedly completed the rollout of end-to-end encryption for group conversations in its Messages app. This, however, still only applies to users enrolled in the Messages beta program.

Google Messages completes rollout of end-to-end encryption for group chats in Beta

Google has reportedly completed the rollout of end-to-end encryption for group conversations in its Beta Messages app.

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As per a screenshot posted in a Reddit post by u/seeareeff, Google may begin adding user profiles to Google Messages. The screenshot contains a page in the app’s settings called “Profile” with ‘Visibility’ controls, and settings for ‘notifications’ that would allow you to receive alerts when a user joins Google Messages.

Google Messages app may begin supporting user profiles soon

The new feature was spotted in a screenshot that was shared.

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[Shiv Verma]

Google is working on a new generative AI reply feature for Google Messages that will help you make better replies to text messages. For now, the button merely types ‘TODO!’ into the message composition area, which indicates that the feature is currently under development.

Google Messages will now assist you in replying to text messages

For those who always want to reply in the best way possible but run out of thoughts, Google is working ...

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[Shiv Verma]

AI to offer suggested responses.

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[Shiv Verma]

Google Messages adding mark as read/unread swipe action

Google Messages is getting a small quality of life addition that lets you quickly mark as read/unread by swiping in the conversation list...

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An important step towards secure and interoperable messaging

Posted by Giles Hogben, Privacy Engineering Director Most modern consumer messaging platforms (including Google Messages) support end-to-...

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Google Messages welcomes a new era of personalized messaging with 7 new features to help your personality shine through.

New features to celebrate Messages' 1 billion RCS users

For years, we’ve been working across the mobile industry, including carriers and smartphone manufacturers around the world, to evolve and adopt RCS, the modern texting standard.By replacing the outdated SMS and MMS protocols, users benefit from a more modern and secure messaging experience with...

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