GoKawiilGoogle Voice web app gets redesigned interface with grouped messages
Google Voice's web interface is rolling out a visual overhaul, replacing its plain white background with a light gray theme and grouping consecutive texts with a connecting line rather than separate bubbles, similar to Google Chat's style. The update also adds a label showing whether a message will send as SMS or MMS, though users cannot manually change this setting. The redesign has not yet appeared in the Android app.
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The timing alongside separately discovered code references to RCS suggests Google may be preparing broader messaging upgrades for Voice, a service that has seen little development for non-paying users in recent years. The automatic SMS/MMS indicator could be laying groundwork for RCS support, though Google has not confirmed this.
- New web UI adds gray backgrounds and groups consecutive messages with a connecting line
- Messages now show an automatic SMS or MMS service indicator that users can't change
- The redesign hasn't yet reached the Android app, and may hint at future RCS support
Source: androidauthority.com, 2026-11-11
Published there as: “Google Voice web app overhaul introduces new look, grouped chats, and more”
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