The new Besties app for Google Pixel will bring together your chats from Google Messages, WhatsApp, and other platforms in one place.
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A forthcoming update for Google Pixel is expected to introduce an innovative way to organize conversations from users' favorite contacts. The new app, called Besties, will allow users to combine communications from different messaging platforms in one place.
Besties, which has initially been discovered in the code of an upcoming update, will function as a hub that centralizes messages from selected contacts across Google Messages, WhatsApp, and likely other messaging and calling apps. An analysis of the APK has revealed that Besties will maintain a database within the Android system, which will also be accessible for WhatsApp thanks to a special permission granted by Google, suggesting a collaboration between the two platforms.
It is anticipated that other messaging services will also be able to access this database, though it is not yet confirmed which ones will be included. It would be interesting to see the incorporation of platforms like Discord, Microsoft Teams, and other Meta services like Facebook Messenger and Instagram into this new app.
The arrival of Besties would mark another step in Google's ongoing efforts to facilitate communication across different platforms and services, which also includes support for RCS messaging between Android and iPhone devices. In theory, users could add all their contacts to Besties and use it as an aggregator for all their mobile communications. However, it is likely that users will be more selective when choosing which contacts to add.
Many users appreciate the exclusive apps for Google Pixel, which provide a touch of uniqueness to these devices. While it was previously thought that Google Pixel devices offered a "clean" version of Android, the launch of useful and specific apps like Besties, Screenshots, and Now Playing gives them an edge over competitors like the iPhone 16 or Samsung Galaxy S25.
