Google Messages is more than just a messaging app. It's a richer, safer, and more expressive way to connect.
Understand how Google Messages works
Powered by Rich Communication Services (RCS), Google Messages has revolutionized how you connect:
- Rich communication:
- Share high-quality photos and videos.
- Know when friends type a message.
- Enjoy dynamic group chats with your iPhone friends with the ability to add, join, or leave.
- Personal touch: Make conversations unique with features like custom chat bubbles or fun selfie GIFs.
- Privacy and security: Enjoy the best spam protection out there. Your chats with other Google Messages users are protected with end-to-end encryption.
- AI-powered messaging: Craft the perfect message with Gemini and other intelligent features.
- Seamless across devices: Start a chat on your phone and continue it effortlessly on your tablet or computer.
Tip: Availability of RCS varies by region and carrier.
Explore the fun features in Google Messages
Selfie GIFsTo add a fun and creative twist to your conversations, you can create and send short, personalized GIFs directly from your Google Messages chats.
Voice messaging with Voice Moods
Bring your voice messaging to life with Voice Moods. With 9 different emotions to choose from, your voice can sprinkle heart-eye emoji, fume with fireballs, and break out the party popper. The recipient can hear your words along with a visual effect that expresses how you feel at that moment. Thanks to user feedback, we increased the bitrate and sample rate to improve the overall audio quality of voice messages.
Screen Effects
With Screen Effects, your messages come alive with vibrant animations that transform your words into visual displays that dazzle. Simply type specific messages like "It's snowing" or "I love you" and watch your screen erupt in a symphony of colors and motion. Together, with your friends, try to uncover 15 or more hidden Screen Effects prompt words.
Custom Bubbles
With new Custom Bubbles, you can customize the bubble color and backgrounds of your conversation and the person you communicate with. If you like, pick a different color for every chat. It’s no longer about blue or green. Now, you can differentiate your conversations and avoid accidental text in your family group chat about a weekend update meant for your friend.
Reaction Effects
Reaction Effects is an addition to your messaging experience that injects more life into your conversations. Picture this: Your friend texts you to let you know the 2 of you have reservations in that trendy new restaurant that everyone has been buzzing about. If you react to the message with a simple Thumbs up 
emoji, magic instantly unfolds as an animated trio of hands dances around the message bubble. The feature, designed to add a dynamic twist to your chats, embraces the power of expression with 10 of these popular emoji: 
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Profile
Easily change your profile name and picture that accompanies your phone number. Your self-expression is important so you can now change how you appear across Google. This helps people recognize you, particularly in group chats.
Powered by AI features
- To draft messages, brainstorm ideas, plan events, or simply have a fun conversation, in the Google Messages app, you can chat with Gemini.
- To get suggestions to start or reply to a conversation or to rewrite a drafted message in different styles, use Magic Compose.
- Transform your favorite photos into reactions with the help of on-device Google AI with Photomoji.