Google Messages has a major problem, and I’m sick of it
by dbadmin | Dec 14, 2025 | Android, Android apps, Features, Google, google messages
I’m tired of Google Messages on the web. Tired of constantly having to re-verify my credentials. Tired of not being able to send a voice message. Tired of a watered-down version of what has turned into quite a beautiful messaging application on Android phones. In a...From urgent calls to scam detection, here is what Google is bringing to all Androids
by dbadmin | Dec 2, 2025 | Circle to Search, Emoji, Google, Google Chrome, Google Gemini, google messages, Google Phone app, News, YouTube
Credit: Robert Triggs / Android Authority TL;DR In addition to the Android 16 QPR2 update for Pixels, Google is also bringing new features across its apps for the wider Android ecosystem. Key updates include the “Urgent” Call Reason in the Phone app, scam detection in...Google Messages is making SIM switching while texting a little less painful
by dbadmin | Dec 1, 2025 | Authority Insights, google messages, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is testing a new long-press shortcut to quickly switch SIMs while composing messages. The feature reduces the steps required to swap SIMs after Google previously removed the SIM selector from the...Google Messages preps useful changes to saving media, sharing location, and more
by dbadmin | Nov 25, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News
TL;DR Google Messages is working to give you the option to open shared media immediately upon saving it. The app may also change how it communicates location sharing, and possibly offer live updates. Gemini could get a little more prominent, thanks to a larger...I tried using Gemini to track my expenses — it didn’t even come close
by dbadmin | Nov 23, 2025 | Features, Gmail, Google Gemini, google messages
Ever since AI made a hard landing in our lives, I wake up every day to a new way it could automate some random chore and make my life just a little less miserable and a lot easier. AI can do what it does best — analyze data and find patterns — and that basic system...