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Google has relaunched the Screen Effects feature on its messaging app. Screen effects are triggered by select words and phrases like “Booo” or “Going to the beach.” They show up on both SMS and RCS ...

Google also mentioned “it’s snowing” last year, but we’re not seeing that available yet. In all, Google teased “15+ hidden Screen Effects prompt words.” They work in both RCS and SMS conversations, ...

With the “Show expressive animations” on/off setting now widely rolled out, Google Messages is rolling fullscreen Screen Effects back out. Screen Effects briefly take — a few seconds — over the Google ...