Google Messages will take a page from WhatsApp for this new feature
@mentions will work just like on WhatsApp
For a messaging service that wants to compete with WhatsApp and Telegram, Google Messages still lacks several features. One of them is the ability to mention someone in a group conversation to grab their attention. Google was spotted working on this feature back in mid-March. It seems the company has been slowly making progress on @mentions support in Google Messages, with a new report providing insight into how it would work.
