Google messages It continues to evolve, with the support of RCS Having taken care of the bigger things, Google is constantly working on seemingly simple things to improve the messaging experience.

Robot body He combed through some code to discover potential work-in-progress features and was able to find two of them. They even managed to get them working on their phones to show us how they would work.

Old vs new message box. | Image credit – Android Authority

the The first is relatively unimportant. Currently, when you send a text message to someone, the message appears in a solid blue rectangular box, with status indicators below it. In the future, this box may appear as an expanded animation, with delivery check marks inside it.

It’s as small a change as they come, but it definitely adds a little something. What’s more, little extras like this scattered throughout the app separate the good apps from the mediocre ones.

Next is a change in photo interactions and replies. A future version of Google Messages may allow you to add threaded replies to media attachments. When you click on a photo or video, you’ll have the option to add custom comments to the attachment. These will not appear in the general chat area and therefore will not clutter the main view.

Threaded replies feature in Google Messages. | Image credit – Android Authority

Additionally, you will also be able to react using emojis after clicking on the media. Currently, you have to long press on an image or video in the full chat summary to be able to add reactions. Again, this is not a groundbreaking change, but it is certainly a thoughtful one.