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Google Messages gets closer to custom chat backgrounds and smarter Smart Reply controls

Google Messages is developing custom chat backgrounds and a clearer Smart Reply settings screen, as revealed in the latest beta. The changes aim to lure users from the soon-to-depart Samsung Messages.
May 15, 2026
Google Messages custom backgrounds Smart Reply chat theming Android beta