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Google Messages gets new icon and features, coming to Phone and Contacts soon
On October 20, Google announced that it’s updating the Messages app icon over the coming weeks with a fresh new look and plenty of features. Google Contacts and Google Phone apps will also have a similar treatment in the near future to better reflect today’s modern experiences.
Let’s explore new Google Messages icon:
As any conversation is incomplete without a second side, a similar thing reflects in the design of the new Google Messages icon with overlapping messaging bubbles coming together as one. The fresh new look can be seen in the motion image showing bubbles turning into the new Messages icon.
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The new icon of the Google Messages app is now live for some, while, Google said that the Phone and Contacts apps will also be updated with the same look and feel as per their purpose. Each is designed to adapt to Material You themes, so they can always match your personal style.
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New Google Messages features:
Apart from new icons, Google is also bringing a set of new features to the Messages app, which you can check below.
- Ability to respond to an individual message in a conversation when RCS is enabled
- New feature will allow you to react to SMS texts from iPhone users with emoji
- Voice Message Transcription – Available now on Galaxy S22 and Galaxy Z Fold 4
- Reminders are now included directly in Messages
- You can now watch YouTube videos within Messages
- Messages will now intelligently suggest you “star” messages that contain texts like addresses, door codes, and phone numbers
- If someone sends you texts like “Can you talk now?” Messages will suggest a Meet call by showing an icon right next to the message
- Experimental: New feature under testing in some countries that lets you chat with businesses you found on Search and Maps directly through Messages
- Seamless connectivity across your favorite devices such as your phone to Chromebook to your smartwatch
- Google is partnering with leading Airlines to offer messaging on flights too.
Voice Message Transcription
Google Messages got an intelligent new feature called Voice Message Transcription that auto-transcribes the message so you can access it with ease. If you receive an audio message, the feature will turn it into transcripts to let you “view” the audio like you would a traditional text message.
Samsung Theme Park app is getting a new update with version 1.0.9.59 for Galaxy devices. This time, the update arrives with new features along with common improvements.
Through this new update, the company adds a new option to the Theme Park app, which is named Default. If you have created or applied any new theme from the Theme Park app and you want to do it as before, that is, the one that came by default in the smartphone, then you can use this new option.
At present, the company has added this default option only to the themes and icons of the Theme Park Good Lock module. Now, you can easily apply the default theme on Icons and Themes.
For selecting the Default option, you just need to open the Theme Park app >> tap on the Themes/Icons >> Tap on the Default option.
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In addition to this, the update also brings common improvements and bug fixes to provide a better and smoother experience. Users of eligible Galaxy devices will have to download a 15.27 MB package to install Samsung Theme Park 1.0.9.59 update on their smartphone.
To check install, just open Galaxy Store >> Menu option >> Updates.
Samsung started rolling out the June 2023 security patch with the Galaxy Z Fold 4 smartphone and then expanded it to a few more Galaxy smartphones including Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy A52s. Right now, another Samsung flagship series – Galaxy S22 has started receiving the June 2023 update.
June 2023 update for Samsung Galaxy S22, Galaxy S22 Plus, and Galaxy S22 Ultra come with One UI build versions S901BXXU5CWEA, S906BXXU5CWEA, and S908BXXU5CWEA respectively.
The fresh update improves several functions of the device to provide a seamless experience. The latest security patch fixes over 50 vulnerabilities and exposures found in Galaxy devices.
In addition, several apps including Samsung PENUP, Internet, SmartThings, Members, Calculator, and Voice Recorder may be updated to the latest version after the software update.
The Korean tech giant is currently rolling out this update for the Galaxy S22 series in Europe and will expand it to more markets soon. It is an initial rollout so it may take time to reach your Galaxy S22 smartphone.
The installation package size of the latest update is above 333.62 megabytes, you can download and install it to get a smoother usability experience.
If you don’t know, then you can manually check and install the latest update by visiting Settings on your Galaxy smartphone, then clicking on the Download and install option following the Software Update section.
Samsung Internet Browser Beta app is getting June 2023 update with version 22.0.0.31. The update rollout is happening through the official Galaxy Store for eligible Galaxy devices.
Samsung Browser Beta 22.0.0.31 Update
As usual, this update comes with some regular fixes and improvements that will enhance performance. Although no changelog or new feature is mentioned with this update, you can still install it for a smoother experience.
The new Samsung Browser Beta update is gradually rolling out so it may take time to reach all eligible Galaxy devices. To be mentioned, this update is available only to those Galaxy devices running One UI 5.1 / One UI 5.0 based on Android 13 and below versions.
To install the new update from the Galaxy Store, you need to download 115.1 MB. If you do not know how to install the update, then open the Galaxy Store app on your mobile, open the menu option, and tap on Updates. From here you can check and install the latest updates.
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Also, you can also get the fresh version directly from the third-party link given here. If you have received the update then install it now to get a bug-free and better performance.