It looks as though Google Messages is getting real-time location sharing very soon, and there's a tweak to group chats too.

In the final window of the custom time wizard, verify the time and date, and then tap Save. Once you've done that, you'll see the text and time at the bottom of the window. Tap the Send button, and ...

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Google is starting to introduce a slightly revised workflow for getting new group chats started in Messages on Android.

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Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.