Screen Effects add some big screen-filling animations to your Google Messages chats. So far, Screen Effects have been activated by using specific text trigger phrases. Messages now appears to respond ...

Google Messages recently introduced a new way to trigger Screen Effects by sending a pair of emojis in chats. The app is now testing the ability to trigger Screen Effects with a single emoji in the ...

Google is revamping Gboard's emoji picker UI on foldable and tablets for better one-hand access. The new emoji picker layout on big screen devices features tabs on the left, followed by vertically ...

Google Messages now allows full-screen animations triggered by single emojis. You can send emojis like 🌙, 🐝, and 🥳 to activate different full-screen animations in the app. Users can turn off the ...