Google Messages homescreen redesign comes to Samsung

Google Messages is engaged on an up to date homescreen that removes the navigation drawer, and that redesign is now showing on Samsung telephones. 

There is a Samsung-specific construct of Google Messages that allows ecosystem sync throughout tablets and watches. Besides that performance, the app can be optimized for One UI with a big header for improved reachability.

As the homescreen redesign continues to roll out (with extra beta customers seeing it this week), Google has introduced that revamp to the Samsung model of Messages (through RKBDI).

“Messages” nonetheless seems as a big heading, however it’s now joined by the four-color ‘G’ brand up high for very distinguished Google branding, which is presumably the intention behind the broader homescreen revamp.

Meanwhile, the search discipline has been eliminated for a magnifying icon within the nook subsequent to your Google Account avatar. Tapping that opens a menu to entry Archived, Spam & blocked, Mark all as learn, Device pairing, Your knowledge in Messages, Messages settings, and Help & suggestions. The fullscreen search web page additionally sees some tweaks.

These two icons showing on the proper with nothing else in that line appears considerably bizarre. Meanwhile, Messages nonetheless makes use of round FAB as a substitute of a rounded sq./rectangle. 

The broader Google Messages homescreen redesign has not but broadly rolled out or hit steady.

More on Google Messages:

• Messages preps Google Account pairing for tablets & internet, possible replaces QR codes
• Google Messages for Wear OS will allow you to ship voice memos
• We’re giving freely invitations for Beeper

Thanks, RKBDI!