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.
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.
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.
New code within Android Messages v2.9 hints at a desktop client, iMessage-esque features, and the ability to make payments.
Smart Replies, one of Google Allo's most notable features, is now finding a new home in Android Messages.
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.
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.
Android Messages has recently been spotted with a new Smart Reply feature and attachments UI, and this is what they look like.
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.