As of late, Samsung made Google Messages the default messaging application on the Galaxy S21 arrangement outside of the US, rather than their own application. It appears to be the next step of this change is that Google has all the more widely launched a redesign for the Messages application that looks more like Samsung’s One UI on Galaxy S21 series phones.
The obvious advantage of bringing Google Messages to the Samsung Galaxy telephones is that it helps push RCS Chat highlights to more Android fans as a fans by default. The disadvantage, obviously, is that Google Messages closely resembles a Google Material Theme application, not a Samsung One UI application, which means it will not feel quite like a “native” app.
To cure that, Google has been testing a redesign of the Messages application, which seems to be significantly inspired by Samsung’s One UI. In a interview, Google’s Hiroshi Lockheimer said that the update is intended to cause Google Messages to feel like it has a place in One UI.
As spotted by XDA Developers — and Redditors — this redesign is carrying out more generally to Galaxy S21 owners outside of the United States this week. The most obvious tweak is to the landing page that currently utilizes One UI’s signature header, putting the entirety of your conversations within thumb’s reach. The header simply says “Messages” and offers a tally of your unread conversations.
Different tweaks are a bit less obvious, similar to the accent color in dark mode being a bold white instead of the dim utilized on different telephones. You’ll likewise see that the discussions list is on a card, keeping in line with both One UI and Google’s theming.
This is unquestionably the most overt example of Google trading off their own design language in an application for another Android OEM’s plan. Ordinarily, Google applications installed on an Android phone will look almost identical across devices, plus or minus some Pixel-specific tweaks. Here, Google has put effort directly into making Google Messages resemble a One UI application.
All things considered, bringing exclusive features to the Samsung form of an application isn’t unfathomable, as Google Duo on Galaxy telephones has additional items like AR Emoji. Up until this point, Samsung hasn’t shared any designs for Google Messages to turn into the default app on Galaxy telephones in the US.