New Pixel update means your RCS messages might be visible to your boss
by dbadmin | Nov 19, 2025 | Google, google messages, Google Pixel, News
Credit: Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices. In simpler terms, your employer will now be able to read your RCS chats in...Texting in bed? Google could soon fix this annoying Messages bug
by dbadmin | Nov 18, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google is addressing the long-standing issue with its Messages app, which auto-rotates the built-in gallery UI even when system settings have auto-rotation disabled. The upcoming fix enables Messages’ built-in image...Google Messages finally starts letting you @mention your friends in chats
by dbadmin | Nov 13, 2025 | Google, google messages, News
TL;DR Google Messages is rolling out @mentions in beta. These @mentions allow users in group chats to tag one another without directly replying to each other’s messages. The feature doesn’t seem to be universally available yet. Though it launched as a simple SMS...Google Messages will soon save you from opening web pages — here’s how Insights will work
by dbadmin | Nov 7, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, Google Gemini, google messages, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The upcoming “Insights” feature in Google Messages will use Gemini to provide a concise, three-point summary of shared links. The feature will be able to use both the provided link information and external web...Sharing YouTube clips in Google Messages may be about to get a lot better
by dbadmin | Nov 6, 2025 | Google, google messages, News, YouTube
TL;DR Google Messages offered an integrated picture-in-picture YouTube viewer up until mid-2024. Earlier this year we uncovered signs that Google was working to restore this functionality. The PiP YouTube player has now started appearing for some Messages beta...