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TL;DR
- Google is introducing rounded-square icons for RCS business chats to differentiate them from the circular icons used for personal conversations.
- Verified business agents will now display a checkmark, while the legacy shield icon is being replaced by a detailed profile page.
- These visual updates are designed to help users quickly identify, manage, and bulk-delete RCS marketing spam.
Google Messages is the primary messaging platform on Android smartphones, and thanks to RCS, it’s quite capable. However, Google Messages is by no means perfect. In some regions, the app has been a carrier of RCS advertising spam, and although the situation has improved over the years, it still occurs persistently. Thankfully, in the near future, Google will make it easier to differentiate your friends from brands in your Google Messages inbox, which will improve the RCS experience.
recently google changed Branding and verification of RCS for business to “enhance user trust” and “align with Google standards”. As part of these changes, RCS for business messages will adopt a new rounded shape in Google Messages, including conversation lists, conversation screens, and conversation details. Verified agents now also include a verified checkmark.
A rounded square logo will now appear throughout the Google Messages app in all messages from businesses using Rich Business Messaging to reach out to their customers for updates and promotions (and unnecessary marketing spam). This change will make it easier to identify commercial messages in the conversation list and delete them in bulk if you want. The circular logo will remain intact in RCS conversations with regular users.
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In the current Google Messages app, users can view the verification status of a business by tapping on the shield icon in the header. Tapping the icon opens a dialog that shows verification status and notes that the conversation is not end-to-end encrypted.
In the near future, all this information will appear on the business profile page. The shield icon will be removed.
Since Google has already detailed the changes, these should be rolled out to all users soon.
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