Google Messages app retains including increasingly more options, but it surely’s not clear what number of users will ever get to actually use them.

What it’s good to know

Google Messages app now helps Fb-Messenger app reactions for RCS.
Google Messages has different nifty new options, together with simpler entry to voice notes, a media editor, and sensible sticker strategies.
Lastly, Google’s premier consumer video chat app, Duo, is now built-in with Google Messages.

The search engine giant Google announced a few adjustments rolling out to its Messages app. A few of which have been noticed throughout Google’s traditional “will they or will not they” server-side testing phasing, all of which can be found now.

First, Google is including reactions to the app. Identical to Fb Messenger, iMessage, Twitter, now you can long-press on a message in a chat and react to it with one in every of seven emoji to point “like, love, laughter, shock, disappointment, anger, and dislike”. Google can also be including a brand new media editor for fast edits to a photograph earlier than you ship it off. It is one thing that different messaging apps like Messenger, iMessage, and Snapchat supply, and it is good to see it make an look right here as nicely.

Google can also be including sticker assist to Smart Reply, voice messages, and Duo integration. These final three do not significantly depend on RCS or Chat, however the first two would profit from each side having them.

Google’s Messages app is a really competent every one these options would make it a fascinating messaging app if it reached vital mass. As Google has but to share any stats relating to adoption, we won’t say how shut or how distant that line is.