As we spotted in development last year, Google Messages will now “automatically sort your messages into categories.” This feature, along with auto-deleting one-time passwords (OTPs), is rolling out starting in India.
Google is leveraging machine learning to “keep your messages organized” by sorting them into four categories: Personal, Transactions, OTPs, and Offers. “All” is the default view, while there’s now a carousel — accompanied by icons — underneath the top search field.
That said, this organization method is entirely optional and you can default to the unified list.
Messages is also getting the option to automatically delete one-time passwords 24 hours after they’re received. This means you don’t have to manually manage your inbox, with Google billing this as an extension of spam protection that moves suspected messages out of view into the appropriate folder. A card in the “OTPs” category will let you enable this feature or select “No thanks.”
Google Messages is rolling out these categories starting in India over the coming weeks. English must be the set language on Android 8+ phones. It’s unclear if these two features are coming to other parts of the world.
More about Google Messages:
Messages now lets you change font size in conversation threadsGoogle Messages end-to-end encryption is now out of betaMessages for Android rolling out the ability to star texts, photos/videosHere’s an early look at Google Messages with Material You color theming [Gallery]
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