Google Messages just made picking photos way easier
Google Messages has a fresh camera update on Android—think a shorter, rounded viewfinder that stretches into the status bar.
The best part? Everything else stays where you expect, so it still feels familiar.
See more of your recent pics at once
Now, when you go to send a photo in chat, you'll see two full rows (that's 6 images) in a neat grid—no more awkward scrolling or missing half the row.
Depending on your screen, you might even catch a glimpse of the third row.
It's all about making photo sharing quicker and less clunky.
Listening to user feedback
This update (version 20251121_00_RC02) arrives following user complaints that gallery access was too many steps.
There's now an easy Gallery shortcut in the plus menu if you want to skip the camera entirely and grab something from your albums instead.
Just force-stop the app to get these changes right away!