{"id":10258,"date":"2023-11-20T21:16:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/10258\/google-messages-will-soon-be\/"},"modified":"2023-11-20T21:16:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:16:17","slug":"google-messages-will-soon-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=10258","title":{"rendered":"Google Messages will soon be getting Markdown text support"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Google Messages will soon be getting Markdown text support\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>After news that Apple will be adding RCS support to its Messages app, the Google Messages app on Android is also bringing some improvements and gaining new features.  The latest round of leaks shows that Google Messages will not only get noise removal, but also support for markdown text.<\/div>\n<div>For those unfamiliar, Markdown is a lightweight markup language commonly used for writing online content.  It&#8217;s easy to learn and use, and can be a great way to add formatting to your texts without having to use special software.<\/div>\n<div>Now as spotted <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thespandroid.blogspot.com\/2023\/11\/Markdown-text-formatting-google-messages.html\" class=\"external\">AssembleDebug on the SPAndroid<\/a>, it looks like this formatting feature will be coming to Google Messages soon.  This means that Android users using the default Messaging <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/app\/\"   title=\"app\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">app<\/a> will soon be able to add bold, italic, strikethrough, and other formatting elements to their messages using simple punctuation marks.<\/div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"gallery-909d544b-2e20-4461-9af1-d44802918c4d\" class=\"single-image-container  image-c\" style=\"width:900px;max-width:100%\">\n<div class=\"gallery-item\">\n<picture style=\"padding-top: 97.888888888889%\"><source media=\"(max-width: 350px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 351px) and (max-width: 500px)\" ><source media=\"(min-width: 501px) and (max-width: 800px)\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Google-Messages-will-soon-be-getting-Markdown-text-support.jpg\" alt=\"Markdown text in the Google Messages app |  Source - TheSPAndroid - Google Messages will soon get Markdown text support\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>\n<p>Markdown text in the Google Messages app |  Source \u2013 LeSPAndroid<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>One of the main benefits of using markdown formatting, aside from being a simple and easy way to make your texts more visually pleasing, is that it can help emphasize important points in your posts.  This can be achieved by inserting your text into the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.markdownguide.org\/basic-syntax\/\" class=\"external\">markdown syntax<\/a>which can consist of double asterisks (**) to make your text bold, and single asterisks or underscores (_) to make it italic, among others.<\/div>\n<div>Unfortunately, when testing AssembleDebug, not all markdown syntaxes worked.  For example, lists, tables, and quotes are not supported, but basic elements like headings, bold, italics, and strikethrough seem to work.  Plus, the feature has been proven to work for both SMS and RCS chat, so it&#8217;s good to know that no one will be left out. <\/div>\n<p>This new feature is currently available in the beta version of Google Messages, but had to be activated via flags, so it is not yet publicly available.  However, it is expected to roll out to all users as soon as it comes out of beta.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Google Messages will soon be getting Markdown text support\u060c After news that Apple will be adding RCS support to its Messages app, the Google Messages app on Android is also bringing some improvements and gaining new features. 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