by dbadmin | Oct 9, 2024 | Authority Insights, google messages, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Messages is getting tweaked chat bubbles. The app will also display the name of the SIM you are using to message groups. Profile pictures are also becoming clickable, and the GIF view is getting some helpful UI...
by dbadmin | Oct 3, 2024 | google messages, Messaging Apps, News, Verizon
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Verizon is shutting down Verizon Messages and its Message Plus app, with total discontinuation scheduled for November 7, 2024. Thanks to RCS adoption on iPhones, there is little reason left for Verizon to compete in the...
by dbadmin | Sep 26, 2024 | Google, google messages, News
Google Messages is working on a way to sort texts based on where they come from. Unknown messages from international senders will be grouped into a “cross-country” folder. The measure seems aimed at combating spam and phishing attempts. Spam is not going away anytime...
by dbadmin | Sep 23, 2024 | Apple iOS, Apple Messages and iMessage, google messages, News, RCS
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority It turns out that Android phone owners can rename a group text for iOS owners in the group. Apple has long allowed any iPhone users in a group text to rename the group, though. By contrast, Google Messages previously allowed you...
by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2024 | Apple, Apple Messages and iMessage, Google, google messages, News, RCS
RCS messages between iOS and Android do not currently support end-to-end encryption (E2EE). The GSMA voices its support for addressing this by adding E2EE to the RCS Universal Profile. Google has already shown some signs of getting ready for a move like that, building...
by dbadmin | Sep 17, 2024 | Google, google messages, News, RCS
Google Messages appears to be working on a way to indicate the profile being used to send messages. The app is also expanding its profile management tools, suggesting this is all part of a broader effort. This functionality may be part of in-development dual-SIM...
