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Open Messages

Open the Messages app from your Home Screen or apps list.

A recreated Pixel UI screen for Pixel 8a, matched to the menu path documented by Google Messages Help. It is not a screenshot. The highlighted control is added by UKTechExpert, and a software update may move it slightly.

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Official screenshots are used when the manufacturer publishes them. Any additional visual is carefully recreated from the current menu. Instructions are based on Get started with the Google Messages app , checked 29 July 2026.

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