{"id":551946,"date":"2026-06-24T16:06:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:06:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/551946\/"},"modified":"2026-06-24T16:06:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-24T16:06:19","slug":"google-messages-may-soon-fix-one-of-its-oldest-feature-gaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/551946\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Messages may soon fix one of its oldest feature gaps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img class=\"e_gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\"  title=\"Google Messages SMS stock photo 2\"  alt=\"Google Messages SMS stock photo 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-SMS-stock-photo-2.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Edgar Cervantes \/ Android Authority<\/p>\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Google Messages is working on a long-requested feature that addresses one of the app\u2019s most glaring limitations.<\/li>\n<li>The feature would let users handle multiple messages and images in a way that\u2019s currently not possible.<\/li>\n<li>Google is also testing a refreshed interface to support the new functionality, though it\u2019s not yet available publicly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Google Messages is constantly evolving, but despite being one of the best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/cant-wait-for-google-messages-to-get-3-big-new-rcs-features-3652261\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">RCS messaging<\/a> apps available, it still lacks some basic features that rival platforms like WhatsApp have offered for years. Now, it looks like Google is finally addressing one of those <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/samsung-messages-features-still-missing-from-google-messages-3664303\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">long-standing omissions<\/a> with a feature so basic that it\u2019s surprising it wasn\u2019t included from the start.<\/p>\n<p>You\u2019re reading an <a href=\"https:\/\/andauth.co\/AuthorityInsights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><strong>Authority Insights<\/strong><\/a> story. Authority Insights brings you all the latest exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage from the Android Authority team that you won\u2019t find anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands today, Google Messages does not allow users to forward multiple messages or images. Users <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GoogleMessages\/comments\/1lxih0h\/sendingforwarding_multiple_pictures_at_once\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">have been asking<\/a> for this feature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/GoogleMessages\/comments\/1g78oav\/i_hate_this_app_i_cannot_forward_multiple_texts_i\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">for years,<\/a> and it looks like Google is finally paying attention to the little things.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, if you select multiple images to forward, you only get options to delete or download them. You have to select images one at a time if you want to forward them. The same goes for texts. You have to forward them one at a time because the app doesn\u2019t even let you select multiple texts at a time to forward them together.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Google could finally get rid of this limitation with new forwarding options for multiple texts and images.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages current behavior\"  alt=\"Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages current behavior\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-Forwarding-multiple-messages-current-behavior.jpg\"\/>Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages current behavior<img class=\"e_gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages new behavior 1 watermarked\"  alt=\"Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages new behavior 1 watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-Forwarding-multiple-messages-new-behavior-1-watermarked-scaled.jpg\"\/>Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages new behavior<img class=\"e_gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages new behavior 2 watermarked\"  alt=\"Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages new behavior 2 watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-Forwarding-multiple-messages-new-behavior-2-watermarked-scaled.jpg\"\/>Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages new behavior<\/p>\n<p>While digging through the latest beta version of Google Messages (messages.android_20260618_05_RC02.phone.openbeta_dynamic), we enabled multiple image and text forwarding within the app.<\/p>\n<p>With the feature enabled, we were able to select multiple messages, including images, and access a new overflow menu represented by a three-dot icon in the top-right corner of the conversation header. Tapping this menu reveals a new Forward option, and selecting it opens the contact picker, allowing users to choose recipients while displaying a preview of the selected messages at the bottom of the screen before sending.<\/p>\n<p><img class=\"e_gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages current behavior 2\"  alt=\"Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages current behavior 2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-Forwarding-multiple-messages-current-behavior-2.jpg\"\/>Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages current behavior<img class=\"e_gh\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  title=\"Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages new behavior 3 watermarked\"  alt=\"Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages new behavior 3 watermarked\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-Forwarding-multiple-messages-new-behavior-3-watermarked-scaled.jpg\"\/>Google Messages Forwarding multiple messages new behavior<\/p>\n<p>This preview is also new since the current forwarding screen doesn\u2019t have it, even when forwarding single messages. Google has probably tweaked the interface to better support forwarding multiple messages at once.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, this new message-forwarding feature is still very much a work in progress, and you\u2019ll have to wait a while before it rolls out widely in the stable version of the Google Messages app. Still, it\u2019s reassuring to see Google finally bringing this basic functionality to Messages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u26a0\ufe0f<\/strong> An <strong>APK teardown<\/strong> 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.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you for being part of our community. 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