Google Messages is making it easier to spot RCS marketing spam
Google Messages is introducing new visual features to help users identify RCS business messages and combat marketing spam. The update includes rounded-square logos and verified checkmarks for business accounts. These changes aim to improve user trust and message transparency within the app.
- ▪Google Messages is adding rounded-square logos to distinguish RCS business messages from personal ones.
- ▪Verified checkmarks will be displayed next to authenticated business accounts using RCS.
- ▪The feature is currently in development and may roll out in a future app update.
- ▪These changes are intended to make it easier for users to spot and manage unwanted marketing spam.
- ▪The update was identified through an APK teardown, indicating it is not yet widely available.
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