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Samsung Message Guard keeps zero-click attacks at bay in One UI 5.1
Samsung's One UI 5.1 update is quite an achievement for what should have been a minor firmware bump. It has plenty of new features and improves existing ones, and it turns out that One UI 5.1 also increases security against cyberattacks through a new addition called Samsung Message Guard. For now, Samsung Message Guard is […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 1 year ago
Google Messages copies useful feature from Samsung Messages
In the current stable version of Google Messages, when you capture an image from within the app to send it in an RCS chat, a small preview of the picture pops up in the compose box. You can tap on the image to see it in fullscreen. Well, Google has started testing a significant change […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 1 month ago
Samsung’s welcome message for One UI 6 is a joke
One UI 6's rollout for Galaxy smartphones and tablets is in full swing. Samsung has released the stable/official One UI 6 update for eight Galaxy devices in the last five days. That probably breaks some kind of record, but I've been too busy laughing at the lousy “Welcome to One UI 6” message on my Galaxy Z […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 months ago
Why I finally switched from Samsung Messages to Google Messages
Samsung Messages used to be the default SMS app on Galaxy smartphones and tablets until 2021. With the Galaxy S21 lineup and One UI 3.1, Samsung started pushing Google Messages as the default SMS app while continuing to have its own app installed, and that's been the case on every new phone launched since then. […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 6 months ago
In its simplicity, Samsung Messages is the superior SMS app
Google might be paying Samsung a lot of money to push the Google Messages app as the default option on Galaxy devices, just like it did for Chrome and Search. But whether or not it does matters not. For many Galaxy users, the fact is that Samsung Messages is the superior solution. Why? The keyword […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 6 months ago
Samsung Messages and Wallet apps were marked as harmful by Google
Google has integrated several security measures into Android, and one of those is the Play Protect service. It warns users of harmful apps and games if it senses that they can snoop on personal data, such as call logs, messages, or pictures. Recently, Google falsely flagged two Samsung apps as potentially harmful and notified some […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 6 months ago
Samsung explains how to fix the recent Messages ‘harmful app’ error
Some Galaxy device users closed the week with a Samsung Messages error preventing them from using the app. The error generated a device security pop-up claiming that Samsung Messages is harmful. As it turns out, a temporary failure of Google's servers was causing the error. It has since been addressed, but the issue may linger […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 6 months ago
Samsung Messages gets Pay integration, UI tweaks and fixes
Samsung has just released a new update for its default Messages app in One UI. Actually, the company released not one but three updates on the same day, and they all share one changelog, which, for now, appears to exist only in the company's native language. Oddly enough, Samsung rolled out Messages versions 14.1.32.21, 14.1.35.5, […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 1 year ago
As Vodafone shuts down RCS in the UK, Samsung Messages to get RCS support soon
Vodafone has announced that it is pulling the plug on its own RCS messaging support in the UK. An alert is already going out to the customers that the RCS messaging support will shut down between March 15 and March 31, 2023. According to some users, a message delivered by Vodafone tells the customers that the […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 1 year ago
Samsung One UI tip: Enable Rich Communications (RCS) for messages
The Rich Communications (RCS) feature has been available in One UI for Samsung's Messages app for some time now. The option is somewhat hidden inside the Settings app, but today we'll tell you all you need to know to enable RCS and enhance your messaging experience. At least, where available. More on that later. First […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Samsung One UI tip: Create conversation categories in Messages app
Keeping track of message lists in the internet age can be a burden. And although online messaging platforms like WhatsApp offer tools for easy group and conversation management, SMS apps usually lack that sort of social layering and complexity. But did you know that Samsung's SMS Messages app in One UI allows users to group […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Samsung is finally making Google Messages the default SMS app for flagship buyers in the USA
The Galaxy S22 series ships with Android 12 and One UI 4.1, and although Samsung talked a bit about the latest software at Galaxy Unpacked, some minor details were left out. Or one was, at least. Namely that the Galaxy S22 series ships with Google Messages as the default messaging app in the United States. […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 2 years ago
Your Samsung smartphone could soon display iMessage reactions properly
Despite being a feature-rich messaging app, Samsung Messages is no longer the default SMS app for many newly-released Galaxy smartphones (running One UI 3.1 or newer out of the box). Instead, these devices come with Google Messages as their default SMS client. The app is now finally getting a useful feature that isn't available on […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 2 years ago
90-day WhatsApp disappearing messages coming soon to Samsung phones
Despite being the most widely used messaging apps, WhatsApp hasn't really been the app of choice for sensitive chats. It lacked the features that apps like Telegram provided. However, the Facebook-owned company has been making efforts to improve in this department. WhatsApp recently introduced a disappearing messages feature where users could set specific chats to […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 3 years ago
Google Messages to bring RCS integration for Samsung’s continuity feature
Although Samsung's Messages app features RCS (Rich Communication Services) integration, Google brought its own Messages app to Samsung smartphones. The app even features RCS and a One UI-like design, and it debuted with the Galaxy S21 earlier this year. Now, it has been revealed that Google could bring RCS integration for Samsung's Continuity feature. According to […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 3 years ago
