This should be the last Material 3 Expressive update for the Google Messages app
All of those updates leave just one more Material 3 Expressive update for Google Messages and that would be the account menu. You can access this page by opening the Google Messages app and tapping on the profile icon on the upper right of the display. The newly redesigned version of the account menu uses containers for each listing, a sure sign that the Material 3 Expressive redesign has been made.
Here are some of the changes made to the redesigned account menu
The account holder's profile icon is now a big circle centered near the top of the page. Underneath the button that says, "Manage your Google Account," is a dedicated listing that reads, "Switch account." The redesigned account menu page shows up in version 20250922_00_RC00 in the stable and beta variants of the app. It does appear on my Pixel 6 Pro running the latest beta version of Android 16 QPR2.
The Material 3 Expressive redesigned account menu for the Google Messages app. | Image credit-PhoneArena
If you don't have the Google Messages app installed on your Android phone, you can install it from the Google Play Store by tapping on this link. The Google Messages account menu allows you to switch which version of the app you have open. If you have multiple Google accounts, each with access to its own version of the Google Messages app, you can choose which one you want to view at any given time.
You can also tap on Your profile to create a new profile. From this page, you can add a photo to your profile icon, decide whether to show your name and picture only to people you message, your contacts, or no one. You can also choose to see archived messages as well as view spam messages that were blocked. You can also mark all messages as being read and arrange to have your phone number used to send and receive messages on devices signed into your Google account.
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