Google Messages will get Android 11 Bubbles “over the next month”

13 June 2020
The Android 11 Beta will enable third party apps to have an experience like Facebook Messenger’s “Chat Heads”.

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  • HKW
  • 17 Jun 2020

I wondered what the bubble was when recently appearing on my Sharp Aquos - spent ages trying to get rid! Hate it.

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    • altich
    • M{V
    • 15 Jun 2020

    I don't see any added value to such bubbles. I pops up whenever you don't need it.
    That's the first feature that I disables when Facebook messenger launched a similar feature.

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      • Smith
      • DxH
      • 14 Jun 2020

      Blvcklvght, 13 Jun 2020Isn't it already available on Samsung Galaxies in the form ... moreYes. Samsung always been ahead of Google when it comes to features

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        • Jack
        • DxH
        • 14 Jun 2020

        Original-Jamaican, 13 Jun 2020Good people. The first application I remember featuring the... moreSamsung and LG had this for years

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          • d0x360
          • kss
          • 14 Jun 2020

          I've been using bubbles in any app (including Google messages obviously) since the note 9 came out. It's fantastic. It also just makes everything easier.

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            • Anonymous
            • r@s
            • 14 Jun 2020

            Does anyone remember the early days of the custom ROM called Paranoid Android? I used to run that on my Nexus 4, eight years ago.

            The current version of Paranoid Android is fairly simple and a lot like stock Android. But back in the day it was doing a lot of custom interface designs. One of those things was a feature that was exactly like Google's new bubbles feature. Not similar, but the exact same thing.

            Again, that was eight years ago.

            It's funny that something that was being done in the custom ROM community eight years ago, Google is now passing off as some great original idea of their own.

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              • Anonymous
              • vV5
              • 14 Jun 2020

              Anonymous, 13 Jun 2020Lmao, your phone still on kitkat, lollipop or what ?yaa

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                • Reeii
                • 6tC
                • 14 Jun 2020

                Original-Jamaican, 13 Jun 2020What does RCS mean?https://lmgtfy.com/?q=rcs

                  Anonymous, 13 Jun 2020Think I'll go ios had it with rcs shambles What does RCS mean?

                    Good people. The first application I remember featuring the bubble pop up was Tango. Was that the first, was Facebook the first or did another app come out with it first?

                    Looking forward to your responses.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • U@P
                      • 13 Jun 2020

                      Shanti Dope, 13 Jun 2020Somewhat like that, except I still want to receive notifica... moreLmao, your phone still on kitkat, lollipop or what ?

                        It's trash imo, but I won't mind if it can be globally disabled.

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                          • 13 Jun 2020

                          Shanti Dope, 13 Jun 2020Really? People hate Chat heads? To me it's a really conven... moreYeah, I love the idea bubbles, it's a nice work around for not being able to mark texts as unread. For exactly the reasons that you mention above.

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                            • swf
                            • 13 Jun 2020

                            nuisance

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                              • Sammyb
                              • StU
                              • 13 Jun 2020

                              I think this is just a typical development/evolment in technology and society. Makes notifications have less friction to the user and get to them instantly. Tech companies have incentives to get users to use more!

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                                • Xjf
                                • 13 Jun 2020

                                And Google phone and messages both 2 apps should change icon by an update

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • nmM
                                  • 13 Jun 2020

                                  I think that the facebook bubble thing is trash and that android shouldn't have that fearure

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • vMf
                                    • 13 Jun 2020

                                    Think I'll go ios had it with rcs shambles

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • vMf
                                      • 13 Jun 2020

                                      I hate chat heads, how about pinned conversation, and rid that ugly pastel colour

                                        Spanky, 13 Jun 2020I agree with your observations. It's always nice to have mo... moreYeah, some manufacturers insist on making such feature, so forcefully baking it into the core of the Android OS would leave them no other choice but to practically have them on all of their new phones.