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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
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
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
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
Google’s unspoken message at I/O: They don’t care about screen bezels
After discussing for roughly one and a half hours about its advancements in AI, Google finally announced three new hardware products at its I/O 2023 conference yesterday. And with them came a new unspoken message: Google doesn't care much about what you think of screen bezels. Google unveiled a new mid-range phone, the Pixel 7a, […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 12 months 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
T-Mobile Galaxy Tab S4 gets Bixby Voice and Call & Message Continuity
The Galaxy Tab S4 offered in the US by T-Mobile is finally getting one of the features that were promised at launch, namely Bixby Voice. The software package also introduces Call & Message Continuity support and includes the August 2019 security patch. Bixby Voice and Call & Message Continuity rolled out on the unlocked Galaxy […]
- By Mihai Matei
- 5 years ago
Galaxy Tab S5e gets Bixby Voice, call/message continuity support in new update
Galaxy Tab S5e owners are getting a new software update that adds support for Bixby Voice to their sleek AMOLED-toting tablet. The Galaxy Tab S5e, like the Galaxy Tab S4, was announced with Bixby Voice support, but neither device actually supported the feature out of the box. And while that made sense for the Tab […]
- By Abhijeet Mishra
- 5 years ago
WhatsApp’s new Chat Filters lets you see a list of unread and group chats
WhatsApp has a search bar that allows you to search for contacts, chats, messages, and files. But what if you want to see the list of unread chats or group chats? Unfortunately, the messaging platform doesn’t give you an option to filter chats. Fortunately, that’s changing today. Meta has introduced Chat Filters in WhatsApp which […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 2 weeks ago
Meta AI experience in WhatsApp gets better
Last month, Meta updated the beta version of WhatsApp for Android with the ability for people to access Meta AI using the search bar. Well, the company has polished the feature even further and is making the new experience available in many countries across the globe. According to a new report from WABetaInfo, the search […]
- By Abid Iqbal Shaik
- 2 weeks ago
