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Google Messages is a solid all-around texting app, but it still lacks some pretty basic features, or has only recently added them. One such feature is custom chat themes. In the year 2026, Google ...

After beta testing in recent weeks, Google Messages today officially announced custom chat themes and backgrounds on Android. Requiring RCS, the goal is to “make every conversation feel uniquely yours ...

Back in June, we saw a wider rollout of the new Chat Themes option in Google Messages and sort of assumed it would land for everyone in the days that followed. We’re now in the final days of August ...

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EU lawmakers have again allowed tech firms to scan chats for abuse material, but exempted end-to-end encrypted messages. The European Parliament has passed legislation allowing tech firms to scan ...

Earlier in the week, a small group of Google Messages users noticed that they were able to set a Chat Theme after weeks of teases and early previews for the feature. Today, Chat Themes in Google ...

Google Messages has started rolling out custom "Chat themes" with customizable backgrounds. The update appears in the chat menu, replacing the earlier "Change colors" option and adding both color ...

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With the new Workspace icons fully rolled out, Google is now tweaking how Chat appears in the Android status bar to look less like Messages. The homescreen icons are pretty distinguished in terms of ...