# Google Messages is getting another essential chat feature it should have had a long time ago

> The @mention feature is now in testing on Google Messages Users are seeing it in the Google Messages beta It's one of several recent updates for the app Over time, Google Messages has developed from a bare-bones SMS…

- **Source:** [TechRadar](https://www.techradar.com/phones/android/google-messages-is-getting-another-essential-chat-feature-it-should-have-had-a-long-time-ago?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6915d0043dae60207d6c2aa2)
- **Published:** 2025-11-13
- **Category:** Phones
- **Tags:** #google #feature #messages #another #chat #essential #getting #long
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