Newest Google Messenger App: Very Minimalistic and Follow the Material Design

Newest Google Messenger App: Very Minimalistic and Follow the Material Design

Google has just rolled out the new messaging app. Although it is already seen on Nexus 6, it is now being release on all android device. You just need to download it on the Google Play Store.

Source : https://play.google.com

Description

Stay in touch with friends and family. Messenger from Google is a communications app that helps you send and receive SMS and MMS messages to any phone. You can also send group texts as well as your favorite pictures, videos and even audio messages to your contacts.

Google has included a new messaging application for SMS & MMS bearing the features of Material Design. As you can see, the app is very minimalistic in design and follows the Material Design guidelines that you’d expect from a new Lollipop app.

If you’re coming from a fresh install without imported messages, you’ll have nothing more than a blank screen on the main page. It also has many interesting  feature which is :

• Faster sharing: Select or take pictures and videos directly from the app and share easily. You can even send audio messages to your contacts.
• Easy search: Search through contacts and conversation threads to find exactly what you are looking for.
• Purposeful design: New, fluid, material design that is intuitive and delightful.
• More control: Ability to block SMS senders. No interruptions when you don’t want them!
• More features: audio messages, emoji support ?, stickers, location sharing, colored text threads, message archiving and more.

Although the feature is nothing special compare to other apps, the minimalistic design become a plus for this app. You can share image, block nuisance correspondence and use emoji to your heart’s content. There’s also a search function which allow you to quickly find that important chat you had some weeks back.