Google Messages feature rollout tracker: June 2026 update
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Abner Li
2d ago· 6 min readenNews
Summary
This article tracks the rollout status of new Google Messages features as of June 2026. It covers features in beta testing (like Chat theme replacing "Change colors"), features rolling out in stable, and features that have been spotted in development. The piece serves as a status tracker for Google's A/B testing approach to its Messages app for Android.
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· 3 pulledLike 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.
Google Messages is letting you more extensively customize conversations with 'Chat theme.'
Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long...
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