End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging begins rolling out today for Android and iPhone users,” Google confirmed on May 11. “Google and Apple have led a cross-industry effort to bring end-to-end encryption ...

Staying on Samsung Messages past July means losing access to your texts. Here's how to migrate before that happens.

Samsung is retiring Samsung Messages after 17 years, pushing Galaxy users to Google Messages as encrypted RCS texting expands ...

You may be hearing that Samsung Messages is going away, and for many Android users, that's true. Samsung is quietly phasing out its Samsung Messages app and moving people to Google Messages as the ...

Stop backing up Google Messages to Drive until you read this ...

Since Google's push to RCS standards in 2019, Android's Messages app by Google offers great in-house features. After you've opened Google Messages and enabled RCS chats, you'll find typing indicators, ...

Google is going to court to help put an end to, or at least limit, the prevalence of phishing scams over text message. Scam texts have been a nuisance for a long time, but they've become increasingly ...

RCS is the modern upgrade to SMS and MMS, bringing better photos, read receipts, typing indicators, group chats, and growing iPhone-Android support in 2026.

Maybe you made a typo — or, worse, hit send on a regrettable “drunk text.” Google Messages users can now stop hangxiety before it starts thanks to a new — and long-awaited — feature that un-sends a ...

The next time you’re about to tap a text message to resolve an unpaid toll balance, your Android phone may warn you to think twice. Google is updating its scam text detection technology to spot hoaxes ...

Don't get me started on how frequently I have to re-verify my account in the web app... Google’s only native messaging app is built for mobile Android devices. The company has given a lot of love and ...