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Get started with the Google Messages app. Change Messages notifications & settings. Switch texting from iMessage to Google Messages. Check your messages on your computer or Android tablet. Google Messages on Samsung devices. Set up your Google Account profile in Google Messages. Send & receive texts.
Set up Google Messages for web. On your phone, open Google Messages . At the top right, tap your account menu Device Pairing. If you get a prompt to sign in with your Google Account, select the account that you want to use with Google Messages and continue. On your computer, in a browser, like Chrome or Safari, open Google Messages for web.
Tap Start chat. Enter the name, phone number, or email of the person you want to send a message to. Enter your message. Tap Send . Add a new number in your conversation list as a contact. Open Google Messages . Select a conversation that exists with someone not in your contacts. Tap More Add contact.
Send a voice message. Tap the message box. Tap the Microphone . Record your voice message. The voice message is automatically saved as a draft so you can listen to it before you send it. The voice message isn't sent until you tap Send . Tap Send . Read voice message transcripts Important: If you turn on Live Captions, transcription is available ...
On your computer, go to Gmail. Enter your Google Account email or phone number and password. If information is already filled in and you have to sign in to a different account, click Use another account. Sign in to Gmail. Tip: If you sign in to a public computer, make sure to sign out before you leave the computer.
Reply to a message. You can send replies to messages. When you send a reply to a specific message in a conversation, the content of the original message is quoted along with your reply. Important: If you're using a computer, you can view replies to messages, but you can't send replies. Replies are only available if you have chat features turned on.
Send a message or a file separately to each person in a conversation: Tap Group messaging Send an SMS reply to all recipients and get individual replies (mass text). Automatically download files in messages: Turn on Auto-download MMS. Automatically download files when data roams: Turn on Auto-download MMS when roaming.
Go to your profile photo or icon Messages settingsRCS chats. Tap RETRY and confirm your phone number when requested. Tip: If you can't find "RCS chats," tap Chat features. Google will send an SMS to confirm your phone number. Make sure you can receive SMS messages.
Get read receipts, which show when someone has read or received your message. Read receipts also show your contact when you read their message. Send messages over mobile data and Wi-Fi. Rename, edit, and remove yourself from group chats.
On your Android phone, open Google Messages . Tap the chat with Gemini, or tap Start chat Gemini. For the first time, follow any on-screen instructions. Enter your question or prompt. The first time you chat with Gemini, you can explore different conversations. Just tap a suggestion above the message field.
