Here’s an early look at Google Messages’ custom RCS group chat icon support (APK teardown)

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages could soon allow users to set up custom icons for RCS group chats. We’ve manually enabled the feature in the latest Messages beta release to give you an early look. Google is getting close to enabling support for custom RCS group chat icons. We first spotted the in-development feature in a teardown of the Google Messages app late last year, and we’ve now manually enabled it in the latest beta update to bring you a pre-release demo. Authority Insights story on Android Authority. Discover You're reading anstory on Android Authority. Discover Authority Insights for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won't find anywhere else. An APK teardown helps predict features that may arrive on a service in the future based on work-in-progress code. However, it is possible that such predicted features may not make it to a public release. Unlike other messaging apps, Google Messages currently auto-a ... Read full article.