GoKawiilGoogle Messages code reveals in-chat games feature codenamed 'Midnight'
Android Authority found strings in a Google Messages beta build referencing a new 'Games' section with titles like Chess, Pool, Basketball, Darts, Crazy 8s, Checkers, Cup Pong, Four in a Row, and Word Scramble. The feature's internal codename is 'Midnight,' and the discovery stemmed from a tip by Abhishek Yadav on X. Details on how gameplay would actually function remain unknown.
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The strings suggest Google could be building a GamePigeon-like experience into Messages, potentially matching a feature that has long been a draw for Apple's iMessage. Since the code exists only as placeholder references, it's uncertain whether or when such a feature would ship, or how it would work technically.
- Google Messages beta code references a hidden 'Games' section with at least nine titles.
- The feature is internally codenamed 'Midnight' and was found by Android Authority via a tipster.
- It's unclear how the in-chat games would function or when they might launch publicly.
Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-10-07
Published there as: “Google Messages is getting ready to steal one of iMessage’s most fun features”
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