Google Messages adds two features your group chats desperately needed

If you’ve ever sent a message into a busy Google Messages group chat and watched it vanish into the void, you’re not alone. That unseen, unacknowledged message often gets buried under texts, reactions, or GIFs from other users, forcing you to resend it. 

Well, Google has finally heard your silent screams. After months of beta testing, Google Messages has officially rolled out what is possibly one of the most useful features for group chats: Mentions

How does ‘@’ Mentions work?

As the name suggests, the feature lets you tag someone in an RCS-enabled group chat using the ‘@’ symbol. Once you tag someone in a group, they get a notification, even if they’ve muted the chat. 

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