Google Messages replaces the default viewfinder with new camera UI

Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority

• Google Messages is pushing out an update that introduces a new camera UI.
• The new viewfinder loses many of the camera options present in the system camera app.
• Users can now directly switch between photo and video mode.

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Taking photos or videos within the Google Messages app is going to look a little different soon. Google is releasing an update that will give the app its own custom built-in camera.

According to 9to5Google, Google has started rolling out a server-side update to the Google Messages app. Discovered in the latest beta version (20240312_00_RC00), that update is introducing a new viewfinder.

Author: Ryan McNeal. [Source Link (*), Android Authority]

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