A tweak to the Google Messages chat interface this week highlights the voice memo button.
With the “Default” theme within Google Messages, the waveform icon is themed to the Dynamic Color tertiary accent. It applies to both light and dark mode, while changing the theme or system wallpaper will update the background.
Before this, the circle would match the rest of the compose field (as seen below). This only applies to the Default/Dynamic Color option in Google Messages, and the other eight themes are not affected.
Once the text is entered, the submit button has the same theme as before. At this point, it’s unclear if this was an intentional change or a bug.
We’re seeing this change with stable version 20260523_00_RC00 of Google Messages on just one of our devices.
In related developments, the latest iOS 27 beta introduced the ability to remove a similarly located voice button in the Messages app. You can also set it to “Record Audio” or “Start Dictation.”
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