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The SMS app is dead: Why Google Messages is now the only way to text on Android

You can use RCS in any way you like, as long as it's through Google Messages.

Here's How to Save Your Samsung Messages Conversations Before the App Shuts Down

Samsung Messages is shutting down in July, and will largely stop working for most U.S. users. After the shutdown, you'll only ...

ScarCruft hackers push BirdCall Android malware via game platform

The North Korean hacker group APT37 has been delivering an Android version of a backdoor called BirdCall in a supply-chain ...

Stealthy malware abuses Microsoft Phone Link to siphon SMS OTPs from enterprise PCs

A previously undocumented .NET trojan and its companion Pheno plugin allow attackers to capture mobile authentication codes ...

iPhone’s next big update will finally secure Android RCS chats

I've been writing about Android since 2011, with a focus on device reviews, Samsung and Google Pixel hardware, and the latest ...
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Encrypted RCS between Android and iPhone launching with iOS 26.5

With the launch of iOS 26.5, Apple will add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between the iPhone and Google ...
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Samsung to discontinue Samsung Messages app in July 2026

Samsung will shut down its Samsung Messages app in July 2026, recommending most affected Galaxy users switch to Google Messages, which supports RCS and Gemini AI features. Devices from the Galaxy S21 ...
PCMag

iOS 26.5 Finally Adds End-to-End Encrypted RCS Between iPhone, Android

Apple added support for the more modern messaging protocol with iOS 18 in 2024, but it wasn’t end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) at ...
PC Magazine

Google Owes Android Users $135M. Do This to Get Your Cut of the Settlement

Google Owes Android Users $135M. Do This to Get Your Cut of the Settlement Google settled a case over the Android OS draining cellular data on Android devices, which could put up to $100 in your ...