Samsung has confirmed it is now shutting down its Messages app. Starting in July, it will be removed from app stores and will ...

Samsung confirms its Messages app will shut down in July, causing a furor for Galaxy smartphone owners who now must act to ...

Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to ...

With the Samsung Messages going away, many Android users will be exclusively using Google Messages, which was already the ...

RCS 4.0 will kill FaceTime, if you can wait until Android 19 ...

RCS 4.0 will solve one of Android messaging's biggest problems ...

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 ...

Apple is now testing end-to-end encryption for RCS between iPhones and Android devices in iOS 26.4 Beta 2. This builds on last week’s rollout for iPhones only. The feature is still in beta and won’t ...

iOS 18 beta 3 enables RCS support in more countries, including Canada, France, Germany, and Spain. iPhone users must be subscribed to an eligible carrier to activate and try the feature. Prior to this ...

I have eight years of experience covering Android, with a focus on apps, features, and platform updates. I love looking at even the minute changes in apps and software updates that most people would ...

RCS is a developed communication protocol that modernizes text messaging using a user’s mobile data plan to send text messages via SMS or MMS. Google began promoting widespread use of RCS in 2019, ...

Samsung is ending Messages in July: 5 replacements I'd switch to now ...