GoKawiilGoogle Messages tests redesigned settings menu with new categories
Android Authority identified an in-development update to Google Messages, found in version messages.android_20261020_00_RC00.phone.openbeta_dynamic, that reorganizes the app's single long settings list into separate categorized sections. Individual settings pages, such as those for RCS chats and SIM/country selection, are also being redesigned with new graphics and subdivided menus.
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A cleaner settings structure could make it easier for users to find RCS, notification, and messaging controls that are currently buried in one long list. Since the feature was spotted in an unreleased build, Google may still change or delay the rollout, and some inconsistencies between headings and buttons suggest the design is still a work in progress.
- Google Messages' settings menu is being split into organized categories instead of one long list.
- New dedicated screens, like SIM and country selection, are part of the redesign.
- The changes were found in an unreleased test build, so details could still change before launch.
Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-10-23
Published there as: “Google Messages is working to finally clean up its messy settings menu”
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