Google already combined messaging features into most of its products either it is required or not, like on YouTube, and become famous for developing and killing messaging apps. However, it seems important to have an in-built messaging feature in Google Stadia.

Google Integrating Messaging Services in Stadia

Google integrating messaging services in Stadia, because there are only two methods for the players to talk while playing the game on Google Stadia, either they can talk through a game’s built-in voice chat or Stadia’s own cross-game party voice system. Suppose someone wants to send a quick message to their friend, asking about at which time they are free to join the game, players need to use another app for that. But from now, Google Stadia will have their own messaging system, and gamers can easily contact their friends. Google developing a truly interactive environment for the players and adding some noteworthy features which will give a complete in-messaging service, all these changes are developed behind an internal flag into the Stadia. They are adding the following changes in their gaming service, to provide much better and reliable UI to their users

Message History panel titleText chatbatchGetChatMessagesChatMessagesChatMessagesModelConversationViewModelcreateChatMessageDirectChatMessageListDirectMessageLastReadTimestampsenableTextChatFlag

Google also going to add a new privacy features through which players can control

Privacy setting defining who can message you.Send chat messages to you.

The idea of integrating messaging services in Stadia is truly for gamers, till now gamers have to rely on the game’s built-in voice chat system, or they need to use another application but now they can discuss the timing and other things. This will be helpful for the players who don’t have each other’s phone number and can’t contact before playing the game. There is no expected date for all the changes in Stadia, but the idea of “another Google messaging app” by Google has surely made the people grumble but this messaging service by google is completely for the players of Stadia.

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