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

Google Messages is prepping a new look for how you see details of businesses contacting your over RCS. The upcoming ...

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.

The "Find My" app has a similar option, but the new way lets you share your location without leaving Google Messages. You can share your location with a single contact or with a g ...

Identical to standard contact profiles ...

Instead of a toolbar, long-pressing on an image or message opens a floating menu, with Google partially centering what you’re ...

RCS (“Chat features”) in Google Messages can be great when it works: typing indicators, better group chats, higher-quality media, and Wi‑Fi messaging in some cases. When it doesn’t work, the symptoms ...

Change these settings if Messages feels unreliable ...

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 ...