Android users who rely on Google Messages will finally get one of iMessage's most beloved features, but it may not work ...

On Android, blue dots or chat icons show that RCS is enabled, giving you advanced texting features missing from traditional ...

Google is highlighting all of the new changes for the Android ecosystem this morning, which are features that all users ...

For years, messaging between iPhone and Android users has felt like playing telephone through a tin can and string — ...

Google is testing a revamp of how images appear in a thread, with photos sent at the same time now grouped together. The fullscreen image viewer has also been redesigned with a blurred background and ...

It turns out Google Messages supports text formatting, but currently, only the integrated Gemini chatbot can use it to format its own replies. The hidden feature uses Markdown syntax, as seen when the ...

With the increasing sophistication of digital threats, safeguarding your phone and personal data has never been more crucial. Android is responding with a suite of new security features designed to ...

It looks like end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages on iPhones might be arriving sooner than expected. Code spotted in early iOS 26 betas suggests Apple is already testing the secure protocols ...

OS 26 could finally bring end-to-end encryption to RCS, securing conversations between iPhone and Android users with the MLS ...

Like most Google apps, Messages A/B tests many features. However, it takes the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch these capabilities in stable even after they are announced. From ...