- Users could soon add members to group chats in Google messages via links
- Android Authority has seen a line in the beta version of Google Messages that may point to the Google Messages update but nothing is confirmed
- It could make it easier to manage group cats for Google Messages users, after the footsteps of WhatsApp
Google has worked over time with improving and improving features within its Google Messages software, and newly discovered evidence seems to indicate that another major upgrade could be on the way – this time with group chats. Soon, Google messages could make it much easier for users to join group cats just by clicking on a link that follows in WhatsApp’s footsteps.
So who should we thank for this? Android Authority has done the hard work by digging into Google messages’ Beta version and discovering a line in beta reading ‘Join by Link’, which suggests that users will be able to participate in group cats in a less complicated way. As it stands, nothing is working yet, nor has Google confirmed anything.
Although Android Authority’s discovery does not explicitly indicate what it does anything but ‘participate in link’, there is nothing else we can point to at that moment, except that it is related to joining group chats. It would make a lot of sense if this speculation was true, as Google messages have not yet followed WhatsApp, which already allows its users to participate in group cats through links. Right now you can only manually add members to group chats, so an update like this would be a huge benefit to those who depend on Google messages.
Over the past few months, Google messages have undergone something of a facelift with minor improvements to a number of features. Back in January, Google made it easier to arrange contacts in messages by reserving an annoying change in its app, as well as introducing a feature that allows you to send yourself RCS messages. But with that said, Google Messages has had its share of questions recently.
Just a few days ago, users noticed a problem in Google Messages’ media performance when they received photos and videos, how many go to Reddit to report their common problems with download speed and media quality. Google was pretty quick to fight this problem and immediately rolled out a new update, as it said would make a ‘noticeable difference’ and encouraged users to keep the reports coming if nothing changed.
