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.

Google Messages is testing @mentions in RCS group chats, allowing users to tag others, get attention easily and receive ...

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Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices.

Google Messages could soon solve a common frustration for group chat users, finally enabling them to set custom group chat icons. Currently, Google does not allow users to change the RCS group chat ...

OS now supports RCS messaging with Android phones—but only up to a point. Here's what you need to know about messaging across ...

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 ...

You’ll soon be able to get read receipts, send videos or images, and share your exact location with 911 on Google Messages. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles.

Karandeep Singh Oberoi is a Durham College Journalism and Mass Media graduate who joined the Android Police team in April 2024, after serving as a full-time News Writer at Canadian publication ...