Google is gradually improving its Messages app with long-awaited new features. In addition to allowing users to delete a message for everyone in group chats, the app is preparing to introduce visual customization for multi-person conversations.
Deleting a message for everyone in groups
Sending a message by mistake in a group conversation is a fairly common mishap. This problem can now be fixed in Google Messages thanks to the "Delete for everyone" feature, which is making its debut in the app's public beta. A Reddit user claims to have been able to test this feature in a 12-person RCS group.
The option, spotted since last February, is based on the RCS Universal Profile v2.7 protocol. It allows you to remove a message from the view of all members of a conversation. But the rollout is still partial: some groups are compatible, others are not, and one-on-one discussions are not currently affected. Another subtlety: the application's code suggests that participants could be notified when a message is deleted. The application also reportedly gives you a 15-minute deadline to delete a message. For now, Google has not yet made this new feature official, but everything indicates that its arrival in the stable version is imminent.
Visual customization of groups to avoid confusion
Another new feature coming to Google Messages: the ability to change the icon for RCS groups. Until now, the application displayed a mosaic composed of members' initials or profile pictures. A simple, but impractical solution for quickly identifying a discussion in an interface that can quickly become saturated.
Some beta testers are now reporting the appearance of a small pencil next to the group icon. One click is enough to add a personalized image. However, once the image is defined, it seems that it is not possible to return to the initial grid. Animated GIFs, however, are not yet supported. The option, still experimental, is only visible to a limited number of users. However, it is reminiscent of the functions already present on other messaging services like WhatsApp, and could fill this ergonomic gap in Google Messages.
Source: Android Authority
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