RCS, filters, mentions, and backgrounds help to modernize Messages. On every new iPhone, I check these settings and features ...

Settings I should've changed on day one.

Google Messages has several settings worth checking. PSA: Gemini chats in Messages are not end-to-end encrypted. Also, small changes can make texting cleaner and less distracting. Google Messages is ...

Are you an Apple user who uses iMessage as their primary messaging app? If so, you probably spend a lot of time chatting with friends and family on iMessage. You might also use the search feature ...

A small change to Google Messages settings moves where you can find who’s providing your Rich Communication Services (RCS). The “RCS chats” settings page in Google Messages previously noted who was ...

Google Messages is becoming one of the most feature-rich messaging clients on mobile with tons of features. The RCS app’s selection of settings makes it a fantastic default messaging app for the ...

Sanuj is a freelance tech journalist with over six years of experience covering smartphones, wearables, and consumer technology. He currently writes for Android Police, Tom's Guide, Android Central, ...

Google announced last year that it would deploy safety tools in Google Messages to help users avoid unwanted nudes by automatically blurring the content. Now, that feature is finally beginning to roll ...

I’ve been covering Android since 2023, when I joined Android Police, mostly focusing on AI and everything around Pixel and Galaxy phones. I’ve got a bachelor’s in IT with a major in AI, so I naturally ...