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What's also interesting about this redesign is that the icons on the View details page are unaffected. This page continues to use the icons that we've seen roll out in phases since late 2024 for Sent, Delivered, and Read in the messaging app (shown above). The folks at 9to5Google, on the other hand, are also seeing the older read receipts, but with the timestamp and encryption indicators hidden away and revealed only by a left swipe on the message. Meanwhile, a right swipe lets you reply to that message. This suggests Google Messages is testing at least a couple of variations of this old read
Read receipts in Google Messages look different, but nobody knows why… 9to5Google notes that Tap to send is set as the default. I disabled Smart Replies in Google Messages a long time ago because I often found myself accidentally tapping the suggestion when I didn't mean to. …
… 9to5Google states that you should have access to this if you see a Collections tab or there's a prompt in the app stating that custom stickers will now be saved in Collections. We love it when Google makes some welcome updates, especially with Photos. …
… The chunky navigation bar at the bottom of the screen is now getting an extreme makeover that will make it look more in line with other Google apps and services. The change was spotted by 9to5Google , and it should be rolling out to users at the moment. …
… With that said, it looks like a new update has just launched for the Google TV Streamer via 9to5Google . However, it's unclear what exactly has changed, since Google has not updated its support page . …
… The folks at 9to5Google, on the other hand, are also seeing the older read receipts, but with the timestamp and encryption indicators hidden away and revealed only by a left swipe on the message. …
… Following up on their January report on this upgraded functionality, the folks at 9to5Google have found this toggle up and running in Google Messages version 20260303 00 RC00 beta . …
… The good news is that Google is now adding support for more devices through its Find Hub website with the ability to track smart tags and audio products, according to 9to5Google . …
… A report from the folks at 9to5Google has uncovered this redesign of the interface in version 17.20 of the Google app. …
… And while the discount isn't open to everyone, Google is offering certain Google One subscribers a chance to save 50% on YouTube Premium right now. The news comes from 9to5Google , sharing the details about a new promotion. …
… This basic feature has been a part of Google Maps on Apple CarPlay for two years and it has taken until this week for Android Auto users to get it. Android Auto users started posting the addition of the feature to Reddit a couple of days ago, which was spotted by 9to5Google . …
