Google Messages Updates – May 2025 Features

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Article Title: Google Messages: What's new & coming soon [ постоянно се актуализира ]

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       Coming Soon: Features that Google has announced and are expected to launch in the near future.
       Still Rolling Out (Beta): Features that are currently being tested in the beta version of Google Messages.
       Launched: Features that have been officially released to the public.

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Introduction:

Like most Google apps, Messages A/B tests many features. However, it takes the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch these capabilities in stable even after they are announced. From various reports, Google itself and devices we've checked, this is the current state of Messages.

Update: May 30, 2025

Coming Soon

[New] Key Verifier

At The Android Show in May, Google announced Key Verifier to "help protect you from scammers who try to impersonate someone you know" in Google Messages. This tool lets you "verify the identity of the other party through public encryption keys." Contact keys take the form of a scannable QR code that will be available in the Google contacts app.

Such as, if an attacker gains access to a friend's phone number and uses it on another device to send you a message - which can happen consequently of a SIM swap attack - thier contact's verification status will be marked as no longer verified in the Google Contacts app, suggesting your friend's account may be compromised or has been changed.

Google says "Key Verifier will launch later this summer in Google Messages on Android 10+ devices."

Still Rolling Out (Beta)

These are Messages features that Google announced or have been spotted in the wild by beta users.

[New] RCS status in 'New chat' contacts list

This small redesign sees "New conversation" become the "New chat" - which is more closely aligned with RCS terminology - page.contacts with RCS get a badge at the right, while their name and number feature Dynamic color theming instead of just being black/white (SMS).Old vs. new*

'Delete for everyone'

To date, deleting a message just removes it on your device. "Delete for everyone" will join "Delete for me" to let you remove something sent for every conversation participant. At the moment,this appears to just be for group conversations.

Example Output:

Google Messages: What's new & coming soon [ постоянно се актуализира ]

[Introduction - As provided above]

Update: [Current Date]

Coming Soon

[New] Key Verifier

[Description of Key Verifier - As provided above]

Still Rolling Out (Beta)

[New] RCS status in 'New chat' contacts list

[Description of RCS status in 'New chat' contacts list - As provided above]

'Delete for everyone'

[Description of 'Delete for everyone' - As provided above]

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