Is this a bug or a deliberate change?

Google Wallet appears to be testing a page that could bring all your Gmail-sourced passes and receipts together in one place.

Google appears to have started the rollout of the Messages read receipt redesign. The redesign moves the checkmarks from outside the bubble to inside the bubble. The read receipt has also received a ...

Google is trying out a new design for read receipts in Google Messages. The read receipts are now inside the message bubble. They appear on the right side, inside a circle that is a bit lighter than ...

Following the last redesign in early 2023, Google Messages is testing a new look for read receipts in RCS conversations. Update 11/1: Google is more widely testing this redesign of RCS Sending, Sent, ...

Still in testing, Google Messages has made a small color tweak to the upcoming redesign of RCS read receipts that makes the indicator bolder. The original design had the circular background of the ...

A recent update made read receipts in Google Messages stand out more with a white background, though it might be a bit bold ...