Messages for web is undergoing an important backend change, particularly for users on Google Fi. Instead of relying on older ...

With RCS rolling out on the iPhone yesterday, Google is looking ahead on new features including cross-platform end-to-end encryption (E2EE) between Android and iPhone. The governing GSMA body says the ...

Republished on December 9 with a new FBI warning into encrypted messaging and an explanation as to why RCS is not secure between iPhone and Android, addressing user confusion after the recent text ...

If your texts are falling back to SMS, try these steps to ensure that Apple's Messages app is properly functioning. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola ...

Apple today is rolling out iOS 18 with support for RCS in a huge boost to the iPhone-Android messaging experience. Rich Communications Services (RCS) is an upgrade to SMS/MMS that supports features ...

“In the past few years, [RCS] has been available to Android users, and with imminent support from Apple in iOS 18, it’s about to become universal,” wrote TalkingPointz analyst and frequent No Jitter ...

As seen by 9to5Mac in the iOS 18 beta 3 code, the update enables RCS support on the iPhone for more carriers. And for the first time, RCS support is being rolled out to countries overseas. For ...

RCS messaging has gained popularity by leaps and bounds this past year, especially in the Western market. More than 1 billion people are estimated to use RCS messaging at present, and a huge part of ...

Texting an Android user from an iPhone still isn’t as good as the blue-bubble life. But at least it’s not awful anymore. Texting an Android user from an iPhone still isn’t as good as the blue-bubble ...

Another year, another Apple update and another head-scratching question related to it. Yes, those system-wide updates generally offer a slew of cool new features and important security fixes, but they ...

Google Messages, the default messaging app on Android phones, could soon get new features that will let you unsend texts like third-party messengers. The unsend functionality is reportedly under ...

RCS ads have been a thing on Android for a while now, but now, even iPhone users in the US are receiving them. Screenshots show a swipeable carousel ad for a sporting event, but there is no ...