Google messages should soon get a welcome upgrade: the ability to mention other users in the group chat and ping them. The feature was found by Twitter in the popular @Mention format and now in other messaging programs such as WhatsApp or Telegram, this feature is a quick and easy way to attract a particular person’s attention that can be a busy group chat.
The first glance has been shared on this new mention facility Android authority, Which is dug through the latest beta version of the Google Message, V20250511, to mention the new function and tested the new function. It works a lot as it does in other messages programs – you enter a “@” symbol, after which the person you want to mention, the name of the name of the person you want to mention, and an autofilate will show you the options of members in a current group chat to make typing easier and faster.
When you have sent a message with a mention, the recipient will see their name highlight. Probably, once the facility is fully capable, recipients will also get a notification that they are mentioned in a group chat, however. Android authority The notification of the note does not work in the beta version right now.
Also, to mention, soon the messages are expected to have other new features, such as the ability to send a link or QR code to invite new users to invite a group, and the ability to snatch information for various increment of time. With a recent addition of a UNSENT function as the “delete for everyone” option, messaging apps are getting a complete bunch of new updates to keep the message of modern user expectations for the messaging app.
It is not yet known when the mentioned facility will expire in beta and all messages will be rolled out for users, as it has not officially declared by Google.
