In the latest version, Google is testing a new Chat button that will seamlessly allow users to text businesses.

As spotted by Android Police’s Artem Russakovskii, the latest beta of the Google Phone app is adding a new Chat button that appears alongside the Call button when you dial a business number.

Just saw this “Chat” button for the first time in the Google Phone app, with a first-time callout pointing out this feature.

However, this integration of business messaging within the Google Phone app is definitely new.

As mentioned earlier, the Chat button comes as part of the latest beta of the Google Phone app

To try it out, you will need to join the Google Phone beta program on the Google Play Store

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