Facebook Messenger has had a floating notification for a long time, and now it looks like Google Messages will soon offer its own take on this feature.
Google's Messages app gets a little safer with the addition of verified SMS and Spam Protection. Trusted providers will be able to mark their tests as verified so you'll know who you're communicating with.
The latest Messages beta brings a new "Verified SMS" feature, which can confirm the identity of a business sending you messages.
Synchronoss Technologies and WIT Software have been chosen to build the network and the app that's going to run RCS messaging on all four U.S. carriers, as well as Android and iOS-powered devices. Here's what that means for you.
Google now allows users to make Duo calls from Messages for web.
Google is looking to attract more users to Android Messages by adding fancy new AR effects.
Just as promised last week, Google is now enabling RCS Chat features in Google Messages for people in the UK and France.
One of Allo's best features is making its way to Android Messages as Google consolidates its messaging strategy.
Tired of unwanted spam texts? Android Messages is rolling out a new feature to help keep these at bay!
Canadian wireless carrier Freedom Mobile has confirmed that it now supports RCS features in Android Messages.
Thanks to a new partnership, it's been confirmed that RCS messaging features will work seamlessly between Android Messages and Samsung Messages apps.
Android Messages is being updated to v3.5, bringing a refreshed UI to match Google's Material Theme design and a long-awaited dark mode!
Google's blob-style emojis were ripped from our hands with Android Oreo, but thanks to new sticker packs for Android Messages and Gboard, you can start using them once again.
In the head-to-head battle of Android Messages vs. Samsung Messages, which texting app do you choose and why?
Google's in the process of turning Android Messages into an iMessage competitor, and as part of those efforts, the website for messaging on your desktop is now live!
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Unless you're going from a hardware keyboard, is BlackBerry KEY2 a more efficient means of typing? Android Messages is rolling out for desktop, but still needs additional features to satisfy edge case users. Vivo NEX and OPPO Find X are poppin'!
You can now send and receive text messages on your computer with Android Messages for web — here's how to set it up!
Android Messages' official web client began rolling out this week, but there are still a lot of users that don't have access to it.
We've been hearing about Android Messages and Chrome OS tie-ins since October, but a new commit in the Chromium Gerrit suggests something may happen with this very soon.
Stop me if you've heard this before: Google has a plan to launch a unified messaging system. But this time it's different — Google is going to launch a new service called "Chat," built right into Android Messages using RCS.