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Google Messages RCS Chat features on a Pixel 6
How to customize group chats in Google Messages

By Brady Snyder Published

Custom icons Google Messages now supports shared group chat icons and names for RCS that everyone can see — here's how to use them.

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Google Messages might soon nudge you to rope your friends into the RCS club

By Jay Bonggolto Published

Friendly nudges Google Messages is testing a nudge that'll let you remind your friends to flip on RCS if they haven’t already.

Friendly nudges
An Android phone resting on a laptop screen showing SMS Organizer
How to back up and restore text messages on Android

By Harish Jonnalagadda Last updated

Easy transfers Google doesn't always seamlessly transfer messages between devices. Microsoft's SMS Organizer is a great alternative to move texts between phones.

Easy transfers
Google Messages could get a dedicated spot to see all media from your chats

By Jay Bonggolto Published

a familiar facelift Google Messages might soon drop a media hub to quickly spot everything shared in a chat.

a familiar facelift
Latest Google Messages beta brings its Expressive redesign to more users

By Nickolas Diaz Published

More Colorful Google Messages was spotted rolling out its M3 Expressive updates to beta users.

More Colorful
Google Messages' RCS badges are inching closer toward a public rollout

By Brady Snyder Published

Text bubbles Google will soon let Android users know which of their contacts are using RCS with a Messages update, with more updates coming.

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Google Messages now finally shields you from surprise nudes

By Jay Bonggolto Published

Peep this Google Messages is pushing out a new heads-up for explicit pictures.

Peep this
Google Messages will soon use color to differentiate RCS and SMS, MMS users

By Brady Snyder Published

Color coded Google Messages will use tags and colors to differentiate SMS, MMS, and RCS users before you send a message in a future update.

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Google Messages just made ditching spam texts a breeze

By Jay Bonggolto Published

Tired of junk texts? Text spam on Google Messages is about to get a whole lot less frequent.

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Tired of junk texts?
Google Messages will eventually let you delete RCS chats for everyone

By Brady Snyder Published

UNDO Google Messages might steal a fan-favorite iMessage feature in the future, allowing users to delete RCS chats for everyone.

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