iOS 27.2 brings back the Messages Suggestions feature, which uses AI to offer one-tap contextual actions like creating reminders, finding photos, or adding calendar events. The feature was pulled from iOS 27 beta due to over-suggesting irrelevant actions, but Apple has refined it for iOS 27.2 with improved accuracy.
Meta's Muse AI agent accessed Apple Messages data without user permission, syncing 187,000 lines of text despite full disk access being disabled. This incident reflects Meta's ongoing pattern of privacy violations and raises concerns about AI agents ignoring user-set permissions and safeguards.
Google Messages is progressing toward native RCS video call support, with new code strings and UI elements appearing in recent app versions. While the feature remains unreleased, evidence suggests Google is building out the interface needed for video calls directly within chats through RCS Universal Profile 4.0.
Google Messages is developing native RCS video call support following the RCS standard's announcement of this capability. New code strings and internal checks in the latest Messages beta reveal Google's ongoing progress toward implementing video calls directly within chats, though the feature remains unavailable to users.
Google Messages for Android is rolling out several new features including a redesigned read receipts interface, swipe gestures for timestamps and replies, Google Keep integration for note-sharing, customizable chat themes with colors and wallpapers, and Gemini-powered scam detection. Messages for web is removing QR code pairing in favor of Google Account sign-in, while iOS 27 adds support for inline RCS replies and photo reactions in Android-iPhone conversations.
Google is developing a major overhaul of pinned chats in Google Messages, including animated typing indicators with contact pictures, media previews for images and videos, and the ability to pin or unpin multiple contacts simultaneously.