Google Messages could be getting 3 useful upgrades soon – including a Gemini change

• Three possible changes to Google Messages have been spotted in beta code
• These include a larger icon for Google Gemini and new text for location sharing
• There's also a new 'Open' option when saving media

Google Messages is already a competent messaging app, but it could soon be getting three changes, which might improve it in small but useful ways.

We’ve learned about these from Android Authority, which spotted these changes in code from a recent beta build. None of these tweaks are actually active yet, but their presence in the code suggests they could be coming soon.

First up then, there’s a change to what happens when you save a shared media file such as a photo. Right now, when you save it you’ll just see a message pop up to confirm that it has been saved, but that message might soon ...