Like most Google apps, Messages A/B tests many features. However, it takes the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch these capabilities in stable even after they are announced.

May the festival of lights fill your home with joy, prosperity, and endless happiness. Happy Diwali! May you and your family health, wealth, and prosperity on this auspicious Diwali. Enjoy the ...

The second, and more recent, feature is Messages via Satellite, which landed in iOS 18. Like Emergency SOS via Satellite, Messages via Satellite can give you service even when the normal messaging ...

You know the festive season has truly begun when you find an array of Diwali greetings messages in your inbox. If you don’t want to be left out, pick a fun Diwali SMS to send to your near and ...

A blue filled-in checkmark after your message in Facebook Messenger signal it’s been sent. If the checkmark is only outlined, not filled in, it’s been delivered. What’s the difference, you ask? In ...

Whether you're using Apple's iMessage, RCS on Android or plain-old MMS, here's how to leave (or at least easily ignore) any kind of conversation on your phone. Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor ...

Have you noticed that the default SMS app on your Android device is called Messages, with two blue speech bubbles overlapping on a white background? Perhaps without realizing it, you’ve been usi ...

However, a new Google Messages security update announcement could help change the narrative with features like enhanced scam protection and content warnings. Here’s what you need to know.

Google Messages is trying to banish spammy job-seeking and package-delivery texts from your inbox, and it’s also adding a content warning to blur images that might contain nudity. The Sensitive ...

Google Messages is getting five new security features as part of cybersecurity awareness month. These new features include enhanced detection of package delivery and job scams, intelligent ...

Karwa Chauth Wishes and Messages: Karwa Chauth, a Hindu festival observed by married women for their husbands' long lives, focuses on fasting from sunrise to moonrise. This year's festival falls ...