Google Messages could very soon include a feature that will allow you to create a profile, like on the most popular instant messengers such as WhatsApp.
By dissecting the code of Google Messages version 20231106_01_RC00, the journalists of 9 To 5 Google discovered that the firm of Mountain View prepares a profile feature for Google Messages. Will it be specific to the company’s application or will it be offered within Rich Communication Services, the rich messaging protocol defined by the GSMA consortium? No one can say yet, but the fact remains that the foundations of this new feature are laid down in the program.
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A line in the latest version of Google Messages available on the Play Store has attracted the attention of sleuths. It reads: “ choose your profile name and photo so people can recognize you “. It seems quite simple, not much even, but the code remains mysterious. Some Internet users indeed affirm that this indication is present for several weeks in Google messaging, and that the interface, although present, is not activated.
Google Messages might let you create one or more user profiles
A Reddit member offers an explanation: “assuming it works like other apps, you create a profileprobably with your name, email, photo, etc., then you decide who can see it, probably “everyone”, “only saved contacts”, “No one”, etc. So if you chose “everyone”, […] as soon as someone contacts you on Google messages, it will show profile information that you have saved”.
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note that Google is late on instant messaging when it comes to profile management. The world’s most popular IM app, WhatsApp, is preparing an alternative profile that will allow users to better protect their personal data, and better distinguish between personal and private communications.