Google is rolling out an updated Messages app that displays iPhone users’ reactions as emoji on your Android phone. This update enables users on iPhone to get high quality photos and videos from Android devices through Google Photos link. In addition, the updated Messages app organizes your message inbox by automatically sorting your messages into separate personal and business tabs. It also prompts you to reply to messages you’ve missed or even remind you to wish your loved ones a happy birthday.
newest messaging app update, which is to roll To Android Brings the ability to display responses from users, in the coming weeks iPhone User as emoji. This means that if your friend on your iPhone has responded by long-pressing your message, you will be able to see that reaction directly as an emoji on your Android phone. You can tap the response to see if it’s translated from the iPhone.
in the beginning, Google Was spot test The feature last month with a small group of users. It essentially bridges the gap between iPhone and Android users, although there are still many differences that need to be worked out.
Google said React is currently available on devices set to English, with additional languages to follow.
Another big change that is also aimed at the Apple ecosystem is the option to allow users to send photos and videos over Messages google photos Links to let iPhone users get them in high quality.
Google Messages will let you share Google Photos links to your iPhone contacts for media content
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Google’s Messages app uses the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard that supports its . not available on Apple equivalent. The photos and videos shared on the platform based on RCS protocol look substandard. Thus, Google has introduced Google Photos sharing links of messages to solve this issue from its end.
Initial experience is limited to video, though the Android manufacturer promises to make it available for photos in the coming future.
Google still encourages “Apple to join the rest of the mobile industry and adopt RCS” to make the message “better and more secure, no matter what device you choose.”
In addition to changes focused on the people who communicate with iPhone users, the new Messages update brings Personal and Business tabs to automatically sort your messages based on their content. Users can also set one-time password messages to be automatically deleted after 24 hours to help reduce clutter even further. This particular change was originally provided to users in India, however it is now being implemented in the US.
The updated Messages app will also give you a gentle nudge to remind you to reply to messages you’ve missed or need to follow-up. It is coming first to users using English language across the world.
Google Messages will now help you reply to messages you may have missed
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Messages will now also remind you to send happy birthday wishes to your loved ones if their contact details on your device include their date of birth. Emoji Kitchen continues to grow even bigger on Messages, with over 2,000 new emoji mashups coming in the form of stickers.
separately, Gboard Is add A new grammar correction feature to detect and suggest grammatical errors. Pixel users with the English (US) language will also start seeing their words turn into colored stickers as they type.
Google has also made its Live Transcribe App Available offline to allow users to view speech-to-text captions even when they are not connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data.
Additionally, Google Photos is adding a Portrait Blur feature to photos with people as well as subjects such as pets, food, and plants. A screen-time widget has also been released to improve your digital habits.
Share Nearby — Google’s feature lets you share photos, videos, links, audio files, and even folders between nearby devices — You also get an update to let you share content with multiple people at once Used to be. It is rolling out to all devices that are running at least Android 6.