Google released Gemini in Messages for all Android smartphones having 6GB or higher RAM. Earlier, the functionality was limited to select Google Pixel and Samsung Galaxy phones.

With the latest development, Gemini AI replaces Google Assistant on your Android smartphone. Either you can opt-in through Assistant or download Gemini from the Google Play Store.

Whether you’re using Gemini on your Android phone, in the Messages app, or on the web, you’ll find it to be a valuable tool for unleashing your creativity, boosting productivity, and exploring new ideas.

Apart from this, Google announced the Gemini app in many more countries including India. The company specifically noted that nine Indian languages are now supported by the Gemini AI app.

The Gemini app is now available in India, supporting English and nine Indian languages: Hindi, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu.

For iOS

On iOS, Gemini access is rolling out directly from the Google app over the next few weeks. Just tap the Gemini toggle and start chatting to supercharge your creativity and productivity.

Android’s native Messages app evolves regularly with new features and enhancements. Earlier, Google Messages debuted a refreshed share UI, which is now rolling out widely. It is to be noted, that the messages application initially got this new design in October.

Google Messages now displays a fullscreen “Select recipients” UI when you select it from share sheet. You get five “Recent conversations” complete with a snippet of the last sent message. Tapping “More recent conversations” loads what appears to be your entire history.

Additionally, you will get a search button in the top-right corner. After this, your full contact list will appear, serving as a “New message” replacement for the old pop-up UI. Adding to this, tapping the “Next” FAB will let you continue and “Share individually.”

Google Messages is a great app available for texting online. It’s equipped with RCS capabilities to unlock a set of innovative features. At the same time, support for the evergreen SMS functionality makes it a great platform to consider.

Google Messages for Android is turning GIF distorted if sent from iPhones. Some users reported having problems with Android’s messages app as it is reportedly turning GIFs into still images with missing dots/pixels throughout.

In particular, Google’s Pixel and Samsung’s Galaxy devices are affected by the problem. Whenever a GIF is sent by an iPhone user over SMS/MMS, it gets distorted, converting to still images with missing dots/pixels throughout.

It’s worth noting that it is not a widespread issue as a limited number of consumers are facing this problem. Pay attention, not every iPhone-Android conversation is impacted by a distorted GIF bug.

It is assumed that iOS may have been compressing and resizing the GIF before sending. This functionality may have been buggy, resulting in distorted GIFs on Google Messages for Android.

Apple is also working to adopt the RCS messaging feature on iMessage. It is expected to roll out later this year, with some related announcements that might be made at the WWDC 2024 event.