{"id":732025,"date":"2026-06-12T13:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/732025\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T13:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T13:31:17","slug":"google-messages-makes-the-voice-memo-button-more-prominent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/732025\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Messages makes the voice memo button more prominent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/google-messages-logo-circle-4.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A tweak to the Google Messages chat interface this week prominently themes the voice memo button.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the \u201cDefault\u201d theme inside Google Messages, the waveform icon is themed using Dynamic Color\u2019s tertiary accent. It applies to both light and dark modes, while changing your system theme or wallpaper will update the background.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1143\" data-id=\"718008\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=718008\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-purple-voice-1.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" data-width=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-purple-voice-1.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1500\" data-id=\"718007\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=718007\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-purple-voice-2.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=918\" data-width=\"1344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-purple-voice-2.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before this, the circle would match the rest of the compose field (as seen below). This only applies to the Default\/Dynamic Color option in Google Messages, with the eight other themes not impacted. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Once text is entered, the send button is themed as it was before. At this point, it\u2019s unclear whether this was an intentional change or a bug.<\/p>\n<p>\tAdvertisement &#8211; scroll for more content<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re seeing this change with stable version 20260523_00_RC00 of Google Messages on just one of our devices.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1285\" data-id=\"718010\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=718010\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-purple-voice-3.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=861\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-purple-voice-3.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\"  alt=\"\" data-height=\"1285\" data-id=\"718009\" data-link=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/?attachment_id=718009\" data-url=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-purple-voice-4.jpg?quality=82&amp;strip=all&amp;w=861\" data-width=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Google-Messages-purple-voice-4.jpg\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In related developments, the latest iOS 27 beta introduced the ability to remove a similarly positioned voice button in the Messages app. You can also set it to \u201cRecord Audio\u201d or \u201cStart Dictation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>More on Google Messages:<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/9to5google.com\" aria-label=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-dark\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1777325120_432_google-preferred-source-badge-dark.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"google-preferred-source-badge-light\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/google-preferred-source-badge-light.png\" alt=\"Add 9to5Google as a preferred source on Google\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer-affiliate\">FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/about\/#affiliate\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">More.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A tweak to the Google Messages chat interface this week prominently themes the voice memo button. 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