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Google Messages now shows the RCS provider in a different place
Many of you reading this article might be using Google Messages as the default messaging app but most of you might not know that the messaging platform can show you who is providing you Rich Communications Service (RCS). To check that information, click on the profile icon/picture, go to ‘Messages settings,‘ and select ‘RCS chats,‘ […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 2 weeks ago
Google Messages gets a redesigned message composition section
In Google Messages, the section for composing a message is currently divided into two sections. The first section has the text input field, and the second section, which is located right below the first one, has the smiley, gallery, and plus icons. In this design, there’s a lot of empty space. As such, people have […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 3 weeks ago
Gemini is now available in Google Messages
Last month, Google announced that it would offer Gemini in the beta version of Google Messages starting from the last week of February. Unfortunately, that didn’t happen. Now, almost a month later, Gemini is finally here on the messaging platform. According to a new report from 9To5Google, the latest beta version of Google Messages offers […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 1 month 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
WhatsApp for Android could soon convert voice messages into text
Last month, WABetaInfo reported that WhatsApp is testing a new feature in the WhatsApp app for iOS that can transcribe voice messages. Well, the company has now started testing the same feature in the WhatsApp app for Android. According to WABetaInfo, the latest beta version of WhatsApp for Android (version 2.24.7.8) can convert the content in […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 1 month ago
RCS messages not working properly for some Galaxy phone users
Rich Communications Services, or RCS, brings enhanced functionality to standard text messaging, such as encryption and read receipts. Google and Samsung have worked together for expanding the reach of RCS, but it now appears that some users with Galaxy phones are having issues with RCS. It's unclear if this is a device specific issue for […]
- By Adnan Farooqui
- 1 month ago
Instagram now lets you edit messages, turn off read receipts, and more
Meta has announced six new features for the messaging functionality on Instagram. These new features are the ability to edit messages, pin chats at the top of the inbox, turn read receipts on or off, mark stickers as favorites in a chat, and reply to messages with photos, videos, voice messages, GIFs, and stickers, and […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 2 months ago
Google Messages RCS will not work on rooted Galaxy phones
For quite some time now, many people have been reporting on Reddit that Rich Communications Services (RCS) has stopped working in Google Messages on their Android smartphones that either have an unlocked bootloader or are rooted. Now, Google has confirmed to Android Authority that it is indeed the case as it has blocked RCS in […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 2 months ago
Android Auto is getting new AI feature to summarize messages
During the launch of the Galaxy S24 series, Google announced an AI-powered feature for Android Auto that can summarize messages that you receive while driving and provide you with various options depending on the context of messages to perform various actions. This feature keeps you from taking your eyes off the road to read those […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 2 months ago
Create and manage quick decline messages on Galaxy phone
Studies show that approximately 13.5 billion phone calls happen globally every day, which comes down to roughly 156,000 calls every second. That's a staggering number, and needless to say, smartphones and phone calls are our primary way of communicating with people remotely. Sometimes, however, we can't answer the phone, and on occasion, we wish we […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 4 months ago
Google Messages gets new features to celebrate 1 billion RCS users
Google is celebrating a major milestone in its mission to make RCS messaging the standard messaging standard used around the world instead of the outdated SMS and MMS protocols: more than one billion users are now actively using Google Messages with RCS enabled. Google has made a heavy push for RCS in the last decade. […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 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 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
New feature makes it easier to use Google Messages on desktop
Google wants to turn RCS into a real iMessage competitor, and it is imperative that it supports not just phones but also computers and wearable devices for that to happen. Google Messages supports computers through the web, and you can access your messages and send new messages through a web browser. However, accessing Google Messages […]
- By Asif Iqbal Shaik
- 6 months ago
Galaxy phones to get better spam text message filtering
Samsung and the KISA (Korea Internet and Security Agency) have partnered to develop and operate spam text message filtering services. As announced on October 18 at Suwon Digital City, Korea, Samsung will launch Galaxy smartphones that will come built-in with a ‘Spam Message Box. This ‘Spam Message Box' on Samsung Galaxy phones will be the […]
- By Sagar Naresh
- 6 months ago
