Google Messages has introduced a significant redesign of the gallery and camera interface. Once you click on the gallery icon ...

After testing first got underway last year, Google Messages is now widely rolling out a big redesign of the gallery and camera interface.

Once it’s open, tap the compass icon in the bottom-right to open your Explore menu. Then tap the Google Lens (camera-shaped) icon to the left of the microphone to open a viewfinder screen.

It appears to urge the user to fold the device. You can see the icon below. This button is non-functional on Google Camera 8.6. So it’s unclear what it does. But from what it appears ...