Spam begone
Android Messages being updated with ‘spam protection’ feature
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Tired of unwanted spam texts? Android Messages is rolling out a new feature to help keep these at bay!
Android Messages
feature rich
Freedom Mobile is rolling out RCS support for Android Messages
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Canadian wireless carrier Freedom Mobile has confirmed that it now supports RCS features in Android Messages.
Collaborate and Listen
RCS features will work between Android Messages and Samsung Messages users
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Thanks to a new partnership, it's been confirmed that RCS messaging features will work seamlessly between Android Messages and Samsung Messages apps.
D A R K M O D E
Android Messages gets new Material Theme UI and dark mode with 3.5 update
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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!
Beautiful blob
Android's blob emojis have been revived with new sticker packs
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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.
Hey big texter
Do you prefer using Samsung Messages or Android Messages?
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In the head-to-head battle of Android Messages vs. Samsung Messages, which texting app do you choose and why?
It's happening
Android Messages for web is now fully deployed for all users
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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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Ghosts of Blackberry Past
Doubling down on what works [#acpodcast]
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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'!
Let's do this thing
How to set up Android Messages for web
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You can now send and receive text messages on your computer with Android Messages for web — here's how to set it up!
Waiting on the app to change
You're not the only one who doesn't have Android Messages' web client yet
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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.
Everything's coming together
Chrome OS to soon offer 'integration' with Android Messages
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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.
Big move
Google evolving Android Messages with new 'Chat' features, put Allo on hold
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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.
SMS 2.0
Businesses can now send RCS texts to Android Messages users
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RCS is the next evolution of SMS, and to help bolster its adoption, Google is letting businesses send these messages to users of Android Messages.
We're almost there
Android Messages is Google's best chance to compete with iMessage
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Google's been struggling to compete with Apple's iMessage for years, but upcoming features in Android Messages reveal this might not be the case for too much longer.
Exciting stuff
Google prepares to turn Android Messages into a true iMessage competitor
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New code within Android Messages v2.9 hints at a desktop client, iMessage-esque features, and the ability to make payments.
Smart texting
Android Messages picks up Allo's Smart Replies feature
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Smart Replies, one of Google Allo's most notable features, is now finding a new home in Android Messages.
It's RCS time
Huawei joins RCS movement by using Android Messages as default texting app
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RCS is the next evolution of SMS/MMS messaging, and Huawei is now working with Google to help speed up its adoption by carriers and other partners.
Customer satisfaction
Google is running customer surveys inside Android Messages, too
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Though it doesn't seem like many Pixel 2 owners are seeing the settings page survey, some are seeing a very similar one pop up in other Google apps — in this case, the Android Messages SMS client. And not just in Pixels.
A mixed bag of new features
Smart Replies and new attachments UI seen in Android Messages
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Android Messages has recently been spotted with a new Smart Reply feature and attachments UI, and this is what they look like.
The new default
Google positions Android Messages as the default SMS app on Android
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Google Messenger has picked up an update that renames the app to Android Messages. The app will now be installed on default on handsets from over 20 phone makers as Google pushes ahead with RCS.