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Identical to standard contact profiles ...

It looks as though Google Messages is getting real-time location sharing very soon, and there's a tweak to group chats too.

Once real-time location sharing is active in Google Messages, a persistent banner appears at the top of the chat, clearly indicating that live location sharing is on and showing how much time is left.

It’s about time Google expanded the text box in Google Messages. Now you have all the room needed to express yourself. Image: Irene Okpanachi / Talk Android Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain ...

Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.