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AT&T Switches to Google’s Jibe for RCS

Kellen June 9, 2023 23

The adoption of RCS, the advanced text messaging service that has taken over Android, has moved rather quickly in recent years. Carriers were at one point hesitant (or slow) to deploy RCS in a universal way that worked between their customers and those on...

Apple Didn’t Announce RCS for iMessage at WWDC

Kellen June 5, 2023 67

Google really wants Apple "to fix texting." Their campaign to try and convince Apple to include RCS within iMessage has not slowed and is very much an ongoing focus of their messaging pitch. In fact, at Google I/O a couple of weeks ago, Google once again made...

Google Messages Stable Gets Encryption in Group Chats

Kellen April 21, 2023 5

Since we all love encryption and sending messages, there's big news to know about in the world of Google Messages. After first rolling out encryption to group chats in the beta version of Google Messages, folks on stable are apparently now seeing that same...

Google Messages Gets Encrypted Group Messaging

Kellen December 2, 2022 7

The messages you send between more than a single other person should be private, right? I'm talking about encryption, and the idea is that no one should be able to read your messages other than the people you are sending them to. With Google Messages, the...

December’s Android Feature Drop Adds 11 New Features to Your Phone

Kellen December 1, 2022 20

We should see a Pixel Feature Drop with next week's update on Pixel phones, but before we get there, Google is gifting all Android phones 11 new features to be on the lookout for. From Wear OS to digital car keys to Google Photos and YouTube, there's plenty in...

Google Messages Gets a Bunch of New Advanced Features

Kellen October 20, 2022 70

Google Messages is doing its best to become an ultra-advanced messaging platform on Android, thanks to RCS and Google's heavy investment in it. While we wait for Apple to decide to stop being a meanie face over iMessage, Google announced a list of new features...

Here are the New Google Messages, Phone, and Contacts Icons

Kellen October 20, 2022 21

We're suckers for fresh icons and Google has given us three new ones to share with you today. Google is planning to update the aging icons of Messages, as well as their Phone and Contacts apps. The new icons can be seen here and are changing to "share the same...

Don’t Like the Green Bubble? Buy an iPhone

Tim September 8, 2022 128

Many users (and especially Google) have been calling for Apple to adopt RCS messaging into iMessages. Doing so could end the green bubble controversy, but most importantly, both Android and iOS users would share a plethora of great features. This week, with...