Google’s Messages App Might Quickly Permit Customers to Edit Despatched Texts; Reportedly in Testing

Google has been providing a number of vital updates to its Messages app that appear poised to make the platform extra aggressive within the coming days. Not too long ago, it gained Extremely HDR assist in RCS (Wealthy Communication Providers) chats and extra enhancements together with photomoji, and animated stickers have been added to the app. Now, the search large is reportedly engaged on a WhatsApp-like message modifying characteristic for its Google Messages app. 

The addition of a brand new textual content modifying characteristic in Google Messages was noticed by The SPAndroid. The publication has picked out 4 flags — bugle.enable_edit_ui, bugle.load_edit_history, bugle.process_outgoing_edits, and bugle.process_incoming_edits— that time to an edit characteristic within the beta model of Google Messages app that was launched within the final week of November. 

Additional, an APK teardown of the Google Messages app by the publication indicated that Google is making a brand new desk within the messages database to maintain particulars of edited messages. This desk allegedly incorporates the message ID, the newest message ID, and unique RCS message ID. It additionally mentioned to incorporate two different columns for edited and obtained timestamps. Google Messages is believed to retailer particulars of the messages you edit and course of in these tables.

The message modifying characteristic for the Messages app is just not but out there to the general public or confirmed by Google. It’s anticipated to help in fixing typos or making adjustments to the messages after they’ve been despatched. The characteristic would possibly endure a number of updates earlier than the ultimate launch.

Google has introduced a number of updates to the Messages app over the previous few months. The California-based tech large added Extremely HDR assist in RCS chats final month. This performance permits customers to share high-quality photos of their RCS messages. The Extremely HDR picture format is at present solely out there on the brand new Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Professional handsets, however will quickly be out there on extra units. Google Messages app already reveals typing indicators, and provides photograph and video sharing choices amongst others.