Google Messages Gets a Fresh Text Field Redesign for 2025
Google Messages gets a sleek new text field design that's more modern and spacious, enhancing the messaging experience.
By Blip Tech
1 min read
Summary
Google Messages Text Field Redesign
- Rollout: After experimenting with various designs in 2024, Google has widely rolled out a new text field design for Google Messages as of version 20250311_04_RC01.
- Design Changes: The pill-shaped text field is now left-aligned and slightly taller, with more padding. The 'plus' icon remains at the far left, while other features like the message status, expressive picker, and gallery icons have been rearranged.
- Voice Memo: The voice memo button has moved outside the text field, becoming a circle that transforms into a send button once you start typing.
- Aesthetic Improvements: Compared to the previous design, the new layout is less cramped and more modern. However, it no longer aligns with sent messages on the right side.
- RCS Support: Recent updates have also added end-to-end encryption for RCS (Rich Communication Services), with both Google and Apple confirming support.
- Additional Features: Improvements include enhanced media receiving capabilities to fix slowdowns and failures, as well as the introduction of Scam Detection in the Phone app and Google Messages.
