Google Messages is finally rolling out its snooze function for chats – here’s how it works

• Google Messages is finally rolling out its long-awaited snooze feature for chats, Android Police has spotted
• The feature will allow you to snooze chats for one hour, eight hours, or 24 hours, and there's also an 'Always' option
• You'll also be able to set it so that you receive alerts when someone mentions you in a chat, though its Mentions feature has yet to be rolled out

It seems as though Google Messages’ long-awaited snooze feature is finally being rolled out, catching up to the likes of other messaging platforms Telegram and WhatsApp. The feature has been spotted in the latest Google Messages beta for both SMS and RCS messages, two months after the company started working on it.

According to Android Police, one of the first outlets to spot the feature, the new ‘Snooze chat’ feature appears when you open a contact’s ...