- An upcoming Google Pixel update can bring a new way of organizing chats from your favorite contacts
- The new Besties -App allegedly allows you to combine inbound communication from different apps
- Referrals to WhatsApp is found in code and we expect Google messages to be compatible by default
Google releases a new app exclusively for pixel phones that allow users to collect messages, calls and group cats from various messaging services.
The new besties app allows users to centralize messages from selected contacts across Google messages, WhatsApp and presumably other messages and calls apps.
An APK demolition from Android Authority revealed the besties app in code from a supposedly upcoming update -Besties appears to maintain a database of Android that WhatsApp has proven to be able to access.
In fact, it seems that WhatsApp is only able to access besties because of a special permit given by Google, suggesting a degree of cooperation between the two.
It tracks that other message services will also be able to access.
An app to rule them all
If Besties make it release, it will mark another step in Google’s ongoing work to make communication easier across platforms and services, which also include its advance in RCS SSM between Android and iPhone.
In theory, there would be nothing that prevents a user from adding all their contacts to the Besties app and using it as an aggregator for all their mobile communication.
However, this does not seem to be the intended use of use, and I imagine that most users will be a touch that is more selective with who gets added.
I’m personally a fan of Google’s Pixel-exclusive apps that add a feeling of flair and exclusivity to the best pixel phones.
In previous years, Google Pixel devices were considered running a “clean” or “stock” version of Android, which I am sure I appealed to minimalist users but useful, specific apps and features such as besties, screenshots and Now, the Google Pixel 9 series and its predecessors give a certain appeal against rivals such as iPhone 16 or Samsung Galaxy S25.
Still, enough of what I think – what are you doing from this rumor Google Messaging Tool? Want to use the besties app? Tell us that in the comments section below.
