Maybe you’re like me—when a company refreshes its branding, I don’t give the news much of my time. In fact, when Google first ...

Google started testing a homescreen redesign ... Instead of a search field, there’s an app bar with the four-color “G” logo followed by “Messages” and a magnifying glass icon.

“Messages” still appears as a large heading, but it’s now joined by the four-color ‘G’ logo up top for very prominent Google branding, which is presumably the intention behind the ...

In the Banner, we see the Google logo on the left with the text “Messages” right next to it. The next change is the lack of the hamburger-style menu that used to be on the top left of the UI.

Google is also rolling out Verified SMS for messages you send to certain businesses. When you’re messaging with a verified business, you’ll see the business name, its logo, and a verification ...

Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google Messages is trying to banish spammy job-seeking and package-delivery texts from your inbox, and it’s also adding a content warning to blur ...