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Google could be working on letting Samsung's Finder app search through text messages inside the Google Messages app.

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A future update to the Google Messages app could enable one-tap activation of voice recordings within RCS chats.

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Open Google Messages → profile icon → Messages settings → RCS chats → turn off “RCS chats.” Wait a full 5 minutes (not 30 seconds — the deregistration needs time to propagate to Google’s servers).