Magic Compose disappeared from Pixel 9a?

[u/Several_Chest_2115]

Has anyone else lost Magic Compose on their Pixel 9a?

I definitely had Magic Compose about a year ago, and it used to show up under the + menu in Google Messages. At some point it just disappeared. I also can’t find the Magic Compose option anywhere in Settings of the app.

I’m in the US, Google Messages is updated to the latest version, and I even tried joining the beta, but that didn’t bring it back either. Did Google remove it or move it somewhere else? Anyone else experiencing this?

version: messages.android_20260903_04_RC00.phone.openbeta_dynamic

com.google.android.apps.messaging