Previously, US carriers were slow to warm up to the RCS messaging protocol. While iPhone owners have had iMessages for years, Android users often relied on third-party messaging apps like WhatsApp.

To do this, tap and hold the message you want quick access to, then choose the Star icon at the top. In the future, when you want to locate all your Starred messages, open the Google Messages app, tap ...

Overview Step-by-step guide on how to schedule text messages on iPhone and Android.Use iOS 18 Send Later and Google Messages Scheduling for easy planning.Explor ...

Apple's messaging app Messages has adopted a new cross-platform messaging standard called RCS. Here's how to be sure you have it enabled on your iPhone, and what new features it gives you when ...

Google Fi users on iPhones may see a prompt to enable RCS Messaging, which enhances text messaging with features like read receipts and typing indicators. However, RCS is not natively supported on iOS ...

Verizon Messages Plus will shut down on December 9 with Verizon recommending users transition to Google Messages. Now Google has released a quick guide for Verizon Messages Plus users to show them how ...

We've got some new progress to share about how @mentions are likely to work when Google Messages is ready to introduce them.

This week I saw a demo of the best messaging system yet. One where SMS and non-SMS messages, all calls, come to all your devices automatically. It only had one major flaw. It’s trapped on an iPhone.