Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch new functionality in stable. From various reports, Google announcements, and devices we’ve checked, this is the current state of Messages.
Update 4/25:
Table of contents
- Still rolling out (beta)
- [New] Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July
- [New] Messages for web removing QR code pairing
- Tap to Draft
- Android-iPhone encrypted RCS
- Read receipts redesign
- Long-press menu
- Recent launches (stable)
- [New] Trash folder
- Real-time location sharing
- @mentions in group RCS chats
- Gemini-powered Scam Detection
