Had I known earlier, I would’ve thought twice before relying on the app. Here are six hidden sides of Google Messages I wish ...

UPDATE (August 22, 2025): The Google Messages app now allows you to remotely delete text messages. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging service from ...

Google announced support for sensitive content warnings in Google Messages in October 2024, noting at the time that the feature would roll out in the coming months. Then, in April, the company got ...

Google Messages now lets you delete a sent text message. A deleted message disappears for the other person immediately. The feature is available now for almost all Android users. Get more in-depth ...

Strings in the latest Gmail update hint at some new Google Chat features in testing. Notification summaries in Gmail might work independently of Android 16’s system-wide version, bringing the feature ...

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Google is rolling out a new safety feature for the Messages app on Android. As spotted by 9to5Google, the company is making Sensitive Content Warnings more broadly available after beta testing the ...

Google Messages will now automatically blur NSFW photos that you receive or send. It will show warnings before opening any explicit media shared with you to ensure you approve of it. It will also warn ...

Google Messages app now offers Sensitive Content Warnings for nudity. It’s an option you can activate through the settings, if you’d like. It’s now rolling out to the stable version of Google Messages ...

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