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If Google has failed miserably in matters of social networks (we still remember Google+) and messaging applications (Google Allo is still present), perhaps it is because it has arrived late in these areas. Perhaps for this reason he is now preparing, in advance, everything that happens to his RCS tool. That is, to its rich messaging system. A vitaminized version of SMS. But, before it arrives, they have already been in charge of testing new and interesting functions for classic text messages.A preliminary movement for what is to come
This is demonstrated by the investigations of XDADevelopers, the forum of developers who do not leave applications, updates and services without scrutinizing and analyzing to the very foundations. For this reason, they have discovered that, in the Google Messages application, there is code that shows that new functions are being tested. Of course, this does not mean that they will finally be present, but at least it shows that they are working on introducing curious novelties. And it looks like they're following in the footsteps of Snapchat and Instagram Stories, as well as WhatsApp.
Augmented Reality Masks
The most striking thing they have discovered in the Messages application code is that there are references to nothing less than five Augmented Reality masksYou know, these effects that are placed on your face in real time through the mobile camera.And that they respect the movement of your features or the turning of your head to simulate that they are actually on your face, even if they are only real on the screen of your mobile.
Well, these Augmented Reality effects would appear in the camera interface when you click on the option to attach an image in the SMS chat. At the moment the existence of five of these effects is known: passenger on a plane, party balloons, fireworks, confetti and an angel In all of them the user remains as a protagonist, but replicating contents that are only virtual around his head. Enough to take a curious photo or video and send it as an SMS. It is not yet known if the function is official and will appear for the rest of the users soon, but the fine work of what has been seen with these five effects suggests that they will arrive, and that they will be expanded in the future.
At the moment, thanks to the filtered photos you can see the detail of these masks or Augmented Reality effects.Elements that overlap and respect the contour of the user's face with great sharpness. A work that is advanced enough not to end up introducing it at the end. Although this is only Google's decision.
New features for SMS
But be careful because AR masks and effects are not the only novelty seen in the Google Messages code. There are also issues related to classic SMS. Or understood as classics. And, for example, there will be verified SMS That is, they come from a verified or professional account, intended for businesses. Something like WhatsApp Business accounts, but in the field of text messages.
Along with this, we would also be working on the introduction of a button to activate a reminder in incoming SMS messages. Something like an alert that reminds us to reply to a pending message.
Of course, at the moment it is unknown when all these functions will arrive. There is not even an official announcement of them. But everything looks like Google will have a very complete RCS or SMS chat service in the near future.
