Android Authority

Chat bubbles finally get the big-screen revamp they deserve in the Android Canary release

Android is improving its chat bubble feature on large screen devices, pinning conversations to a new, more accessible “bubble bar” at the bottom corner. This new bubble bar remains discreetly hidden ...
Android Police

Google remembered that chat bubbles are still a thing on Android

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...
Android

Google Messages will let you change chat bubble colors, but only on RCS

Google (and the rest of the world, for that matter) got tired of waiting for Apple to “get the message” and adopt RCS messaging. Android phones use RCS messaging, and it allows Google Messages to do ...
Android Authority

This new Google Messages feature lets you make anyone a 'green' bubble

Google is bringing the ability to customize background colors and chat bubble colors in Google Messages. You’ll need version 20240308 of the Messages app, although ...
Android

Android 15 could make floating chat bubbles better

Google just released the latest Android 14 QPR3 Beta 1 update, so it doesn’t seem like the company is working on Android 15. However, that’s not the case. News about the next Android upgrade is ...