The blue chat bubble means RCS is on, but I'm still waiting on the lock icon that's supposed to follow it.

Google Messages is testing an official chat that lets you ask about new features and how they work, instead of one-way ...

Settings I should've changed on day one.

When you tap the “Start chat” button in the bottom-right corner, you’ll now land on a screen called “New chat.” Before, it was called “New conversation.” The new name matches Google’s RCS branding ...

9 Google Messages settings I change on every new Android phone - and why ...

Google Messages may be about to add a “Details” button to help diagnose issues with RCS chats connections. The button was spotted within a recent beta version of the app, and includes a “Submit ...

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...

Google is giving group chats a major glow-up. With new customization and mute options rolling out soon, Android users can now tame the chatty chaos with ease. You’ll be able to create or change RCS ...

What’s happened? Google Messages has finally started testing the ability to mention other users in RCS group chats. Why is this important? Active group chats can easily bury important messages. The ...

Google Messages, one of the few popular apps that embrace Rich Communication Services (RCS), keeps improving through regular updates designed to improve user experience. Although popularity has been ...

OS 27 will introduce the next big update to Android-iPhone messaging with support for inline replies and photo reactions.