Previously, US carriers were slow to warm up to the RCS messaging protocol. While iPhone owners have had iMessages for years, ...

Google Messages is rolling out a tweaked “New chat” page to let you immediately check which contacts have RCS enabled. After tapping the “Start chat” FAB (floating action button) in the bottom-right ...

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Google Chat can now be accessed right at chat.google.com in your browser. The old URLs still work, but Chrome extensions may need to be updated. Chat is also adding the ability to schedule messages in ...

Google Messages is rolling out @mentions in beta. These @mentions allow users in group chats to tag one another without directly replying to each other’s messages. The feature doesn’t seem to be ...

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iOS 18.4 arrived late last month packed with a variety of new features, including an upgrade you might have missed that provides a fast way to open your go-to conversations in the Messages app. Here’s ...

The Google Messages redesign started widely rolling out to the stable channel last week, and Material 3 Expressive is now available on the actual chat screen. Like on the homepage, the message thread ...

Google has rolled out the Material 3 Expressive redesign to the Google Messages chat screen, adding curved corners and refreshed layouts. The update marks another step in Google’s push to modernize ...