Subj : Google Messages could soon tell you which group chat members have
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Date : Tue Feb 25 2025 20:45:09

Google Messages could soon tell you which group chat members have read your 
messages - and I'm ready to snoop like never before

Date:
Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:30:00 +0000

Description:
Code found in an upcoming Google Messages update suggests youll soon have 
much more information about sent messages on-hand, including which members of 
a group chat have received and read a specific message.

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found in a recent Google Messages beta hints at a new Message Details menu 
The new UI will include recipient names and profile pictures, as well as read 
receipts in group chats We're not sure if the new menu will actually be 
released 

If youve ever sent a message in a group chat hoping a certain person sees it, 
or just wanted to be really sure that a direct message had been received, 
then the next Google Messages update will be a welcome one. 

Code found in an upcoming version of Google Messages enables a new UI for the 
Message Details menu, that goes far deeper than the basic overview found in 
the current build of Googles first-party messaging app. 

Thats according to Android Authority , which uncovered the new menu layout in 
a recent Google Messages beta teardown  though theres no certainty that these 
features will make it to full release just yet. 

The new Details UI adds the ability to see a recipients display name and 
profile picture, and check which individual users have read a message sent to 
a group chat. The new menu also allows you to see the original message when 
viewing a reply, and contact recipients directly from the new menu. 

Presently, a long press on a sent message opens a small pop-up menu, 
detailing the time and date at which a message was sent and received, its 
priority status, and the phone numbers of the sender and recipient. 

Crucially, the current Message Details menu doesnt state whether the 
recipient actually read the message, only that it was successfully delivered 
to their phone. 

This isnt so much of an issue in direct messages, where you can rely on read 
receipts, but in group chats it can be harder to gauge what proportion of the 
chats members have read your latest message  read receipts typically only 
trigger when the entire chat has done so. 

Google Messages is one of the worlds most popular messaging apps, and is the 
default messaging app on some of the best Android phones , from the Google 
Pixel 9 series to the Samsung Galaxy S25 lineup. 

As weve previously reported, Google has been keenly updating Google Messages, 
recently adding new chat deletion features and the ability to message 
yourself over RCS . What do you think of these new message detail tools? Are 
they useful, or do we risk knowing too much? Let us know in the comments 
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https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/google-messages-could-soon-tell-you-w
hich-group-chat-members-have-read-your-messages-and-im-ready-to-snoop-like-nev
er-before


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