1. Press and release the volume up button on your iPhone. 2. Press and release the volume down button on your iPhone. 3. Press and hold your iPhone's side button until your iPhone restarts and you see ...

Google Fi finally enables RCS on the web by splitting calls and messages into separate portals, boosting features but adding extra steps.

Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google ...

Open GoogleMessages on your Android device. The RCS option lets others know you read their messages. From now on, when you ...

Google Messages is one of the most popular messaging apps on Android. It's grown so much in popularity that most new Android phones now come pre-installed with it, including those from Samsung. For ...

Google Messages is adding new tools and design updates, while several other features continue to roll out in beta, including ...

RCS in Google Messages has been down in several regions since early August. Reports from Reddit and Google forums mention outages in Kenya, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and other countries. Google says ...

In January 2025, Google tweaked the design to make the circular background white. In no longer matching the bubble color, the read receipts stand out a great deal more.

What’s happened? Google Messages has finally started testing the ability to mention other users in RCS group chats. Why is this important? Active group chats can easily bury important messages. The ...

Google Messages has a Remix feature which tweaks images in the chat window using Gemini AI text prompts for creative, fun-filled conversations.

This content is provided by an external author without editing by Finextra. It expresses the views and opinions of the author. Smarsh Capture is now integrated with Google Messages for RCS archival to ...

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.