💬 Google Messages will get 7 new features to celebrate 1 billion RCS users.  

There are now more than one billion monthly active users who have RCS enabled in Google Messages. To celebrate reaching this milestone, Google Messages is introducing seven new new ways to express yourself :  

 1. Photomoji — lets you turn your favorite photos into a reaction using Google's AI right on your device. Simply select a photo, choose the object you want to turn into a photomoji, and tap the "Send" button. They'll be saved in a special tab for reuse, and your friends in group chats will also be able to use the photomoji you send.  

2. Voice Moods, plus improved audio quality — Voice moods bring voice messages to life. With nine different emotions to choose from, the recipient will be able to hear your words along with a visual that expresses your feelings in the moment. Voice messages also have increased bitrate and sampling rate.  

3. Screen Effects — when typing specific phrases like "it's snowing" or "I love you", you will see full-screen animations. Try to uncover all 15+ hidden Screen Effects prompt words. 

 4. Custom Bubbles — Customize the bubble color and backgrounds of your conversation and the person you’re communicating with. 

 5. Reaction Effects — ten popular emoji: 👍❤️ 😂😮😡👎💩🎉😠😢 will get special reaction animations on messages.  

6. Animated Emoji  

 7. Profiles — you can personalize your profile name and the photo that accompanies your phone number. With Profiles, you can now define what you look like on Google services. This solves the problem of receiving messages from phone numbers not saved in your contacts, which can be especially useful in group chats so you know who everyone else in the group is.