The thing is, Google has so far shied away from actually calling RCS by its name until now. All through Google’s Messages app, the word ‘chat’ is used instead of RCS. That’s changing now — as spotted ...

Google Messages is rolling out a tweaked “New chat” page to let you immediately check which contacts have RCS enabled. After tapping the “Start chat” FAB (floating action button) in the ...

But upon getting Google’s recent 2025.06.15.771788943.Release update for Chat, we’ve discovered some interface tweaks that seem to follow Google’s new Material 3 Expressive guidelines.

As spotted by the folks over at Android Authority after tinkering with Google Chat's recent version 2025.06.15.773069301.Release build, these changes include a redesigned app home screen with a ...