Google's collaborative messaging platform, Google Chat, is starting to experiment with a visual update to get with the times. Following in the footsteps of other core Google apps like Gmail, Google ...

Google is working on a new Video Chat panel for Android that lets you apply a variety of visual and audio effects to video calls. These effects include background blur, portrait lighting, portrait ...

Summary: Google appears to be developing built-in video chat effects for Android devices, likely coming in Android 16. These effects include things like background blur, and would work for any chat ...

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 ...

One reason people prefer group chats in Apple's iMessage or RCS texting is the extra control and security these platforms provide. If everyone in your group is using iPhones, or if you're on Android ...

Last October, Google announced Gemini Enterprise for business users, and the mobile apps are now available. Meanwhile, ...

If you enjoy using WhatsApp but you want more control over what goes on in the chat — in terms of how images exporting chats or saving photos and media, not how the conversation pans out — an update ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

When you’re on an international trip, we all know the kind of toll the phone bill can have on the user. Keeping this in mind, it’s important to find ways to avoid paying these hefty fees. This can be ...

If you’re frazzled from ping-ponging among a bunch of apps to check your chat messages, let me suggest a balm for your addled brain. I’m a fan of Beeper, a mostly free app with a single inbox to read ...