[Update: Emoji button] Google Messages tests convenient microphone button for voice messages

• Update 1: 2019/08/28 2:34am PDT
  The microphone button isn't the only change surfacing in the compose box. A tipster using version 4.8.056 of Messages reports seeing an emoji icon to the left of the send

With Allo shuttered, Google has decided to focus its messaging efforts on Messages and RCS (for the time being, at least). Since Google Messages was originally meant as a simple SMS app, the company has had to do a fair bit of work to make it a true competitor against established players like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger.

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