In Messages on iPhone, you can now use SMS, RCS, end-to-end encrypted RCS, and iMessage. Sure, sending media to Android is better, but everything else is more confusing and frustrating than ever.

Google Messages may be about to add a “Details” button to help diagnose issues with RCS chats connections. The button was spotted within a recent beta version of the app, and includes a “Submit ...

If you're an iPhone owner, you might be familiar with this experience. You're having a back-and-forth conversation with your friend over iMessage, when suddenly there's a lull and your blue bubbles ...

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An APK teardown of the Google Messages apps shows how Google will solve the low-quality media problem in RCS chats. When sending media, a pop-up will appear asking if you want to send it at “original ...

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 ...

RCS is a messaging standard that enables richer text, high-quality media, reactions, typing indicators, enhanced security, and more. Galaxy phones can connect to RCS with the Samsung Messages app, ...

Apple’s most significant change to texting in 15 years is nearly here. If you believe the headlines, messaging from iPhone to Android will be as secure as iMessage when the iMaker adds end-to-end ...

The green bubble isn't gone, but Google Messages just fixed its biggest problem ...

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 ...