Previously, US carriers were slow to warm up to the RCS messaging protocol. While iPhone owners have had iMessages for years, Android users often relied on third-party messaging apps like WhatsApp.

Google Messages is arguably one of the best text messaging applications out there, offering a lot of customization options. For instance, you can change the color of the text bubbles and utilize the ...

Google is giving group chats a major glow-up. With new customization and mute options rolling out soon, Android users can now tame the chatty chaos with ease. You’ll be able to create or change RCS ...

Google has finally announced that custom icon support for RCS group chats will soon be available in Google Messages. The company has also confirmed that Google Messages will soon allow users to snooze ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google Messages is testing custom RCS group chat icons. Users will be able to set their own chosen icon instead of defaulting to a grid made up of users’ initials or individual profile pictures.

If you're in multiple text threads with different people in your life — your family, your partner, your kid's teacher — it can be hard to stay on top of your messages. Who should you respond to first?