On Android, blue dots or chat icons show that RCS is enabled, giving you advanced texting features missing from traditional ...

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Blue text bubbles on Android are from Google's Custom Bubbles feature, which let users change the color of message bubbles in ...

Phone users have long dreaded the Android green bubble, showing that a text was sent as an SMS or MMS message instead of ...

Our smartphones hold countless conversations and memories. Unfortunate circumstances, such as a lost, stolen, or malfunctioning phone can cause us to lose them all within seconds. It's also highly ...

After seeing it in testing earlier this year, Google Messages has widely deployed the ability to delete RCS messages from recipients' devices.

It’s about time Google expanded the text box in Google Messages. Now you have all the room needed to express yourself. Image: Irene Okpanachi / Talk Android Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain ...

The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android users. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...

Scam texts are one of the oldest means of stealing data, but they are getting more advanced. Here's a breakdown of some of ...

Sometimes, we regret things. Sometimes, we’re caught up in typing thoughts and feelings and forget to edit ourselves before pressing send. Sometimes, the consequences of our actions are too much to ...

It looks like end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages on iPhones might be arriving sooner than expected. Code spotted in early iOS 26 betas suggests Apple is already testing the secure protocols ...