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Google Messages is rethinking how link previews work, but we're not sure it's for the best
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this post was submitted on 26 Oct 2025
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This beta version of the app makes it so that when you send just a URL, the recipient only sees the preview (primary image, page title, primary domain of web address) That preview gets a color stylization to match the page and the font is different.
The author doesn’t elaborate on the headline bait “We’re not sure it’s for the best”
It is not for the best since it is a potential security risk and questionable in terms of privacy.
I hate it. I'm in the beta and it doesn't show the full URL
Oof. Hopefully a security professional will slap some sense into someone before it gets out of beta.
The direct URL to your comment turns into this in the preview:
Probably not. It's the same issue as Windows File Explorer not showing extensions by default. Asinine.
Only sees a preview as opposed to a preview and the URL?
Given the other replies here: yes
Correct