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Google Messages adds seven new features to celebrate 1 billion RCS users
Google Messages has reached a new milestone with over one billion monthly active users. This app offers a more secure and rich messaging experience than SMS and MMS, with features like end-to-end encryption, high-quality media sharing, read receipts, and more.
To celebrate this, Google has also introduced seven new features to make Google Messages more personalized, such as Reaction effects, Voice Moods, and more.
New Features of Google Messages
Photomoji
Photomoji lets users convert their photos into reactions using Google AI on their devices. Users can select a photo of themselves or their pet and use it to react to a text. They can choose the object they want to transform into a Photomoji and send it. They can access their creations from a special tab and their friends in group chats can also use them.
Voice Moods, plus improved audio quality
Voice Moods allow users to add emotion to their voice messages. Users can select from nine different moods to convey how they feel when they speak. Their voice will be accompanied by a visual effect such as heart-eye emoji, fireballs or party popper. Google has also enhanced the audio quality of voice messages by increasing the bitrate and sampling rate.
Screen Effects
With Screen Effects, users can make their messages more animated with colorful animations. Users can type certain messages such as “It’s snowing” or “I love you” and see their screen filled with motion and color. Users can also try to discover all 15+ hidden Screen Effects words with their friends.
Custom Bubbles
With new Custom Bubbles, users can customize the bubble color and backgrounds of their chats and the person they chat with. Users can choose a different color for each chat. They can also avoid sending a text to wrong chat by distinguishing their chats.
Reaction Effects
Reaction Effects add more fun to the chats. If users react to a message with a simple 👍 emoji, a trio of animated hands will dance around the message bubble. This feature is designed to make the chats more dynamic with these ten popular emojis.
Animated Emoji
Animated Emoji enhances the emoji with visual effects. Users can send an emoji and see it come to life with a burst of animation.
Profiles
With Profiles, users can personalize their profile name and picture that go with their phone number. Users can express themselves better with Profiles and control how they appear across Google services.
WhatsApp has pushed a new beta update for Android users, which brings a camera shortcut directly to the gallery sheet to make it easier to access the camera while sending photos or videos. The fresh beta update arrives with version 2.24.24.23, available through the Google Play Beta Program.
Previously, WhatsApp improved the way users send photo and video albums. With that, users can select multiple photos and videos at once, and add captions to entire albums to make it simpler to share media with context.
The new update is adding even more improvements. The camera shortcut, which used to be in the chat bar, is now available directly inside the gallery sheet. It saves time and makes it easier to capture something new without navigating through multiple steps.
Now, when you’re selecting photos or videos to send, you can quickly switch to the camera without leaving the gallery. This new change might feel like an extra step for some users who were used to accessing the camera with a single tap from the chat bar. However, the update aims to combine both the camera and gallery functions into one place.
Notably, not all users will see this new camera shortcut. If you still have the camera shortcut in the chat bar, you won’t see the one in the gallery sheet. This is to avoid clutter and make the app more organized.
This feature is currently available to a limited number of beta testers, and it will be rolled out to more users in the coming days or weeks.
Google Messages introduces a new Backup and Restore feature to make it easier for users to back up and restore their text messages, media, and settings directly within the app. This feature’s strings have been spotted in the Google Messages 20241118_02_RC00 beta version.
Currently, Android users back up their messages through Google One at the system level, but this new update lets users manage backups from within Google Messages itself.
The backup system will offer end-to-end encryption, ensuring that your messages are fully secured. Only you will be able to access the backup, with protection provided by your device’s screen lock.
When signing into the app on a new device, your conversations will automatically restore, providing a seamless transition. However, some devices without a screen lock may not be eligible for encrypted backups.
The backup feature is closely associated with your Google Account and Google One storage, which means you’ll need some extra storage space for backups. While users can choose to turn off backups at any time. Turning off the backup will permanently delete your conversations from your Google Account, although they will still be on your device.
You can also choose to back up media only over Wi-Fi, which can help save mobile data. Additionally, Google Messages will allow you to sync messages across different devices as long as you’re signed into your Google Account.
Aside from this, Google Messages recently rolled out the “Double tap heart ‘feature for Android users. This makes it easier to send a red heart emoji in response to messages.
Google Messages rolls out ‘Double tap to heart’ for easy reactions
Samsung has pushed a fresh update for its Daily Board app, version 15.0.51.1, which brings new features and improvements to enhance the user experience. This update is available on the Galaxy Store with a package size of 19.09MB.
The new update introduces Night Clock Mode, which is designed to make using the app easier and more comfortable in low-light conditions. With this update, the clock interface now automatically switches to a more dimmed color scheme when the lighting around you dims.
It ensures that the clock remains easily readable on the Daily Board without causing eye strain in dark environments. This feature automatically activates when the Adaptive Brightness setting on your Samsung device is turned on.
Along with the new Night Clock Mode, this update also includes some bug fixes. These fixes help improve the overall performance of the app to make it run more smoothly and reliably.
Overall, the Samsung Daily Board 15.0.51.1 update brings a helpful new feature and bug fixes to make it a better and more user-friendly tool for Samsung users. You can install the via Galaxy Store >> Menu option >> Updates.
Also, you can download the update from the third-party app link mentioned here. Install the latest update now to enjoy new features.