by dbadmin | Jan 14, 2025 | Google, google messages, News
Profile Discovery in Google Messages let your friends choose the photo they’d appear in your app as. Messages had been working on a new option to let you override that pic, using your locally defined Contacts settings. That choice is finally available now, and you can...
by dbadmin | Jan 10, 2025 | Authority Insights, backup, Google, google messages, News
Google Messages is working on an in-app backup option. Backup settings in Messages now look like they’ll include information on your available Google storage. If you’re running low, links will provide quick access to cleanup tools and account upgrade options. One of...
by dbadmin | Jan 9, 2025 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News, RCS
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority The latest Google Messages beta supports MLS encryption, RCS’s next step toward E2EE interoperability across apps and platforms. We managed to enable MLS for one-on-one RCS conversations in Google Messages, but we haven’t...
by dbadmin | Dec 17, 2024 | Android 15, Android Authority, google messages, News
Credit: Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority We were able to enable satellite messaging options in Google Messages. Users should automatically get the option to connect to a satellite when they are outside cellular/Wi-Fi coverage. Group chats may not be supported on a...
by dbadmin | Dec 16, 2024 | Authority Insights, Google, google messages, News
Credit: Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Google Messages is testing an “Unsubscribe” option. This option will let you unsubscribe from business or spam messages. There is also a “Subscribe” option if you want to resubscribe to these messages. A while back, we...
by dbadmin | Dec 16, 2024 | Apple Messages and iMessage, Cybersecurity, google messages, News, RCS
Credit: Ryan Haines / Android Authority The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) has said that it’s working on bringing end-to-end encryption to different messaging platforms that support the RCS protocol. Unfortunately, the industry body did not share a...
