A recent teardown of the Google Messages APK has seemingly revealed Android devices will finally be getting a long-awaited real-time location sharing feature.

It looks as though Google Messages is getting real-time location sharing very soon, and there's a tweak to group chats too.

In August of 2024, Google Messages started testing a circular redesign of read receipts. There now looks to be wide beta ...

After losing with the broader Material 3 Expressive redesign, the Google Messages Details page has regained edit history. When the Details page was updated with M3 Expressive, it just displayed a ...

Once real-time location sharing is active in Google Messages, a persistent banner appears at the top of the chat, clearly indicating that live location sharing is on and showing how much time is left.

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We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Back in October of last year, Google announced several security-related changes coming to its Google Messages ...

Group chats can be one of the best ways to communicate with friends and family, but also one of the worst, especially when you have a large number of people chatting in them. Some messaging apps ...

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Google Messages gains a new QR code key verification feature. This lets you verify that you’re communicating with the person that you intend to. However, it’s currently in the beta stage, but it ...