{
  "id": 19155975,
  "title": "Google Messages prepares for quick photo and video editing integration",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/google-messages-prepares-for-quick-photo-and-video-editing-integration",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:18:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Android Authority",
    "slug": "android-authority",
    "url": "https://www.androidauthority.com/google-messages-edit-media-apk-teardown-3732936/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Google Messages is reportedly set to receive an upcoming update that will enable users to edit photos and videos before sending them. This feature is hinted at in beta version v20261106, which contains code for an “Edit media” button. Instead of incorporating a built-in media editor, Google Messages plans to leverage an intent-based system to delegate the editing process to stock media editor applications like Google Photos.\n\nOnce the editing is complete, the modified files will be returned to the chat draft through a unique output URI, thereby streamlining the process by eliminating the need to manually switch between apps and reattach files. Google Messages has been undergoing a series of redesigns recently, touching upon various aspects such as its pinned chats interface and even its app icon. This new feature appears to be geared towards addressing a long-standing inconvenience users face when dealing with outgoing media in the messaging app.",
  "summary": "Rather than build its own media editor, Messages will hand off media editing to your default gallery app.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Engadget",
        "title": "5 Google Messages settings you might want to disable",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/07/5-google-messages-settings-you-might-want-to-disable",
        "published": "2026-11-07T17:30:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Police",
        "title": "I cleaned up Google Messages with these simple settings",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/i-cleaned-up-google-messages-with-these-simple-settings",
        "published": "2026-11-09T00:00:10.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}