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- Google is removing a new messages feature that has made it easier for US and Spain users to subscribe to automatic business texts.
- This feature added a significant subscription button to the chats, which sent a “stop” command to the user after providing any reason for these subscriptions.
- It is unclear why this feature is being removed only in the United States and Spain but not other countries.
Businesses, charities and political campaigns send millions of automatic text messages daily. Although many people consider these messages useful, others see them as an unwanted disorder. In April, Google Messages introduced a feature to help consumers easily subscribe to these texts, but the company is already setting it for users from some countries.
For the first time I saw this feature as a new indicator at the bottom of my chats in early April that was asked if I would like to subscribe to “Receiving Messages?” Taping the button was a certified sheet launched, which for some reason asks, after which the Google Messages app will send a “stop” command from me.
This feature was particularly helpful because, while many services allow you to opt out by responding to the “stop”, not all users are familiar with this option, especially when the messages are not clearly mentioned. By adding a permanent subscription button, Google made the opt -out process much more discovered.
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Some businesses may not be pleased with this change, however, as Google has now announced that it is changing it for US and Spanish users. For users from both countries, these subscription options will disappear from the bottom of the chat with business using RCS. In the United States, it will also be removed from the SMS/MMS chats from businesses using short codes, though it will remain in the context menu. However, for users in Spain, the option will be completely removed from RCS Business Chats, including the context menu.
According to Google, businesses will still receive these subscription applications from users on the Google Messages version of 20250518.01. This shows that this feature was removed from version 20250518.01 and later, so if you are on the current update, the button may already be finished. I can confirm that it is already missing in the US
The removal in the United States and Spain – while this feature remains in Brazil, France, Germany, India, Mexico and the United Kingdom – it shows that it is not due to the opposite bed. It is possible that this change was created through an increase in business complaints, in which the option is more prominent by subscribing consumers, but we cannot say. Another possibility is that users complain about the button, which makes them inadvertently denied important updates, as a user indicated in the comments of our previous post.
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