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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 Starts Calling RCS by Its Name

Kellen February 24, 2023 22

When Google rolled out the word "Chat" as the name for RCS messaging however many years ago, it was a very odd choice. Not because the word "chat" doesn't relate to people having conversations, but because it was the name of a back-end service that wouldn't be...

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...

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...

Apple Tries Its Own Fix for Android Message Reactions, Causes Confusion

Kellen September 29, 2022 24

The ongoing back and forth between Google and Apple concerning RCS and green bubbles took on a new level of confusion this week, when someone noticed that Apple is either taking credit for Google's work or has created its own cross-platform reactions idea....

Don’t Like the Green Bubble? Buy an iPhone

Tim September 8, 2022 142

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...

Google Wants Apple to “Get the Message” and Fix iMessage With RCS

Kellen August 9, 2022 76

Google's latest move to try and convince Apple that it should add RCS to iMessage is through a campaign centered around the hashtag #GetTheMessage that went live today. Through YouTube, social channels, and on a dedicated page on the Android site, Google is...

Android Uses Drake’s “Texts Go Green” to Keep Pitching RCS to Apple

Kellen June 20, 2022 27

To start the weekend, Drake released a new album titled "Honestly, Nevermind," a super vibey summer dance album that is unlike almost anything the rapper has released. Whether the singsongy form of Drake is your favorite or not, at least one of the songs...