Message count indicator?

[qz0xr3]

I'll preface this by saying I have a Samsung Galaxy S9 and so use Samsung's stock messaging app so am not very familiar with Google's messaging app. However, I just got the Pixel 4a for my wife. My question is, does the Google messaging app have a feature that allows you to see the number of unread text messages prior to opening the app itself?

For example, in Samsung's app, there'll be a red number indicator on the top right corner of the app icon indicating how many unread text messages you have. Does the Google messaging app have this same functionality?

 

[mustang7757]

It be just a dot , you can change this with a launcher like Nova though

 

[qz0xr3]

Thanks for the quick response.

 

[mustang7757]

Your welcome!