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Google Messages might let you disable its crazy animations soon


Annoying 'Reaction' and 'Screen Effects' in your texts? Google Messages could be letting you shut them off.

It was a neat little feature that added over 15 visual effects to your messages, triggered by certain keywords. In the app's settings, there's a toggle called "Show expressive animations" that controls both Reaction and Screen Effects. Who wants a bunch of colorful thumbs-up fingers popping up every time you say or get a "Sounds Good" message?

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