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What you need to know
- Code within the recent Google Messages beta shows the company’s plans to upgrade the app with spam detection for international texts.
- The feature could come in the form of a “Cross-Country” folder, which may function similarly to the current Spam & Blocked bin.
- Google recently rolled out Gemini in Messages to more devices and added texting with 911 through RCS-enabled chats over the summer.
A deep dive into Google’s messaging app may hold a few clues about some upcoming extra protection against spam.
Code in the recent beta build for Google Messages shows the company is working on a “cross-country” spam folder. The unreleased feature has been spotted by AssembleDebug (Android Authority) in the app’s recent messages.android_20240923_01_RC00 beta version.