We’ve all been there. You’re 10 minutes into a text conversation and you’re sick of talking with your thumbs. That’s where audio messages come in. You speak to your phone and send a voice message ...

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Google Messages now allows you to attach an emoji to the audio messages, which Google calls a “mood”. It is a nice way to let someone get the tenor of your audio message at a glance before listening.