Credit: Adamya Sharma / Android AuthorityTL;DRAn Android Authority teardown of the latest Google Messages beta has revealed a change to group chat icons in testing.We managed to activate the option to remove a group chat icon and restore the default four-avatar grid.Right now, you can only change the group chat icon; you can’t remove it.One of the little quirks of a Google Messages group chat is that once you set a picture as the group icon, you can’t go back. You can swap it for another photo, but there’s no way to remove it entirely and return to the default look. That might be about to change. Authority Insights You're reading an Authority Insights story. Subscribe to our new Authority Insights newsletter for more exclusive reports, app teardowns, leaks, and in-depth tech coverage you won't find anywhere else.sign up now By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time. In one of the latest beta versions (v.messages.android_20250922_00_RC00.phone.openbeta_dynamic), we managed to activate an option in testing that lets you remove a group icon completely and start from scratch.