Google Messages will now assist you in replying to text messages

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For those who always want to reply in the best way possible but run out of thoughts, Google is working on a new feature that will assist you in such situations. According to a new report, Google is working on a new generative AI reply feature for Google Messages that will help you make better replies to text messages.

Found in the latest Google Messages beta version, folks at 9To5Google found out that Google is working on a new, familiar-looking button for the Google Messages app. This button appears next to the emoji button in the composition box. The icon shows the same sparkle icon as used by Bard.

For now, the button merely types ‘TODO!' into the message composition area, which indicates that the feature is currently under development. In the future, when the generative AI reply feature makes its way to the stable version of Google Messages on your Samsung Galaxy phone or other Android phone, Google will make use of its AI generative tools, either Bard or LaMDA, that underlie the app to suggest better replies.

Do note that tapping on the sparkling button does not automatically send the generated message. It lets you go through the generated message and decide whether that is the message that you wish to send as your reply. Do note that this feature was spotted in the APK Insight post, and there is no clarity on whether the generative AI reply feature will make its way to Google Messages or not.