Gemini chats in Messages are not end-to-end encrypted. Also, small changes can make texting cleaner and less distracting. So, ...

Samsung Messages Ends in July. Here's the Right Way to Move Everything Over ...

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

WhatsApp is reportedly rolling out a redesigned message menu for Android beta users, bringing a cleaner, iPhone-like ...

Google Messages is rolling out Tap to Draft, letting you review and edit Smart Replies before sending to avoid accidental ...

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...

When an iPhone user receives a message from an Android phone, it shows up as a green bubble (not the more highly prized blue bubbles that appear when the message is from another iPhone). Now, a new ...

Apple today is rolling out iOS 18 with support for RCS in a huge boost to the iPhone-Android messaging experience. Rich Communications Services (RCS) is an upgrade to SMS/MMS that supports features ...

As part of the iOS 26.5 update, Apple’s Messages app can now encrypt texts between some iPhone and Android smartphones.

RCS messaging isn’t the silver bullet for cross-platform communications that it ought to be, but it’s a start – especially for iPhone-heavy regions where messaging can be an ordeal. What can you do ...