Chat your way safely and smartly.

With Google Messages, you can customise your experience, ensure private conversations, and enjoy the latest AI features.

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Highlights

Express yourself in every chat.

Selfie GIFs

Strike a pose and hit send.

Add a fun personal touch to your chats by recording a 3-second animated video that you can share.

Customization

Ditch the default, and choose your colours.

Customise your experience with different colours, emojis and themes, and add extra effects to every conversation.

Photomoji

Snap and share your own customised emoji.

Quickly and easily turn your favourite images into emoji you can share within your chats.

RCS

Hello hi-res, Goodbye blur.

With RCS, you can send and receive high-res photos and videos. You’ll also know when friends have seen your message or when they’re typing a response.*

*In supported conversations when RCS chats are available and turned on.

Selfie GIFs

Strike a pose and hit send.

Add a fun personal touch to your chats by recording a 3-second animated video that you can share.

Customization

Ditch the default, and choose your colours.

Customise your experience with different colours, emojis and themes, and add extra effects to every conversation.

Photomoji

Snap and share your own customised emoji.

Quickly and easily turn your favourite images into emoji you can share within your chats.

RCS

Hello hi-res, Goodbye blur.

With RCS, you can send and receive high-res photos and videos. You’ll also know when friends have seen your message or when they’re typing a response.*

*In supported conversations when RCS chats are available and turned on.

Features

Everything you need.
Built right in.

Privacy & security

Save your chats from spammers.

Keep your messages secure with high-quality privacy controls, spam protection, and RCS-enabled data encryption.

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AI in Messages

What you want to say, powered by Google AI.

Turn your fave photos into reactions, set the vibe of your chats, and more! Try them out.

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Connectivity

Keep the conversation going across your devices.

Switch from your phone to your tablet to your smart watch during the same conversation without any interruption.

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Customisation

Text it like you talk it.

Message with your own personality and voice by creating emojis, picking chat colours, and making animated effects pop.

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Helpful

Text smarter, not harder.

Get suggested replies, helpful reminders and nudges, and enjoy automatic noise cancellation.

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Privacy & security

Save your chats from spammers.

Keep your messages secure with high-quality privacy controls, spam protection, and RCS-enabled data encryption.

An image of a person looking at their Android device, with a shield icon and a lock icon.

AI in Messages

What you want to say, powered by Google AI.

Turn your fave photos into reactions, set the vibe of your chats, and more! Try them out.

An image of two people laying next to each other, looking at an Android. A cat icon is in the bottom left, and 2 chat bubbles are on the right.

Connectivity

Keep the conversation going across your devices.

Switch from your phone to your tablet to your smart watch during the same conversation without any interruption.

An image of a person sitting in front of a computer.

Customisation

Text it like you talk it.

Message with your own personality and voice by creating emojis, picking chat colours, and making animated effects pop.

An image of 3 people sitting outside, one of them is showing the others an Android screen. There are chat bubbles overlaid on the bottom left, and a heart emoji overlaid on the bottom right.

Helpful

Text smarter, not harder.

Get suggested replies, helpful reminders and nudges, and enjoy automatic noise cancellation.

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Try Google Messages.
Keep what matters.

Keep your data, contacts and chats, and enjoy seamless texting with friends and family, regardless of their device.

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FAQs

Get the answers you need.

Android users can download Google Messages from the Google Play Store.
From there, you can download Google Messages to any Android phone or WearOS device.
For Desktop or Tablet, simply visit messages.google.com, and pair your Android device to get started.

RCS stands for "Rich Communication Services" and is the modern messaging technology standard. RCS offers an upgraded messaging experience by adding features like high-quality photos and videos, typing indicators, and read receipts. RCS capabilities go beyond traditional SMS (Short Message Service).

To sign up for beta testing, you must first have Google Messages installed. Once that has been completed, go to the Google Messages page of the Google Play Store, and select "Join" or "Become a beta tester" at the bottom of the page.

*Please note that beta testing availability may vary based on your region.

For conversations between Google Messages users, end-to-end encryption is now enabled on your Android phone by default.

More questions? Check our Help Centre.

More about Google Messages.

Custom themes

Pick your own bubble colours.

Customise the colour of the text bubble and background for every chat and give each conversation its own unique look.

Animated emoji & reactions

Reactions all your own.

Infuse each message with a burst of visual effects, including animated emojis that appear around the bubbles.

Voice moods

Bring your voice texts to life.

When sending a voice text, you can also choose a visual effect to express your mood.
Photomoji

React in whole new ways.

Steps:
1. Create a new reaction right within the chat window.
2. Just pick an image from your camera roll.

Photomoji

From camera roll to custom emoji.

Just like magic, the subject of the picture is highlighted and automatically turned into a reaction.

Photomoji

Every chat deserves a custom reaction.

Make all of your chats even more you by creating as many personalised reactions as you want.
Spam protection

Bounce the bots.

Google Messages automatically filters out spam and phishing messages, so you never even have to see them.

End-to-end encryption

Enjoy your privacy.

With RCS enabled, your chats are protected by end-to-end encryption. So you can share whatever you need to.
Magic Compose

The perfect text, every time.

Choosing from a range of styles, let Magic Compose turn your text into something totally fun and unexpected.

Photomoji

Turn pics into perfect reactions.

Quickly and easily turn your favourite images into emoji you can share within your chats.
Cross device

Chat across multiple devices.

Never miss a conversation with seamless integration across all your Android devices.

Cross-OS emoji reactions

React dynamically.

Infuse each message with a burst of visual effects, including animated emoji that work across devices and OS.

Google Meet

Get the most out of your video calls.

When texting is not enough and things go from “ok” to “OMG.” you can download Google Meet for all of your video call needs.
Voice moods

Bring your voice texts to life.

When sending a voice text, you can also choose a visual effect to express your mood.

Custom bubbles

More you in every chat.

Customise the backgrounds and bubbles of your conversations, and give each contact a different theme.

Reaction effects

Add gestures to every conversation.

React with a simple 👍, and watch as magic unfolds with an animated trio of hands dancing around the message.
Noise cancellation

Silence the noise.

Voice notes now offer noise cancellation, filtering out distracting background sounds when you record a message.

Nudges/Reminders

Never miss a message again.

These helpful reminders ensure you do not forget to respond to messages that need your attention.

Voice transcription

Say it, then send it.

No matter what you’re doing, Voice Transcription helps you communicate when you can’t type, or do not want to.
Hi-res media sharing

Share hi-res photos and videos.

With RCS, you can send your hi-res photos and videos to anyone you want.

Typing indicators

Stop wondering and start knowing.

RCS lets you know when someone has read your message and when they’re typing a response.

Animated emoji & reactions

React dynamically.

Infuse each message with a burst of visual effects, including animated emoji which appear around the bubbles.

Better group chats

Take control of your conversations.

With RCS, name group chats, add or remove people, exit any you’re in, and assign custom colours for everyone.
Selfie GIFs

Say cheese, and share your selfies with ease.

Just long press on the gallery icon, then put your best face forward and record your video. If you like what you see, share with your friends!
Hi-res media sharing

Share hi-res photos and videos.

With RCS, you can send your hi-res photos and videos to anyone you want.

Typing indicators

Stop wondering and start knowing.

RCS lets you know when someone has read your message and when they’re typing a response.

Animated emoji & reactions

React dynamically.

Infuse each message with a burst of visual effects, including animated emoji which appear around the bubbles.

Better group chats

Take control of your conversations.

With RCS, name group chats, add or remove people, exit any you’re in, and assign custom colours for everyone.

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