The features include the new Key Verifier tool and scam link alerts, and both are live now. Scam alerts will appear for all ...

For example, sending phrases like Happy Birthday, Congratulations, or Happy Anniversary can trigger confetti, balloons, or even fireworks that fill your screen. Google Messages essentially detects the ...

Google Messages is arguably one of the best text messaging applications out there, offering a lot of customization options. For instance, you can change the color of the text bubbles and utilize the ...

Google Messages is rolling out a tweaked “New chat” page to let you immediately check which contacts have RCS enabled. After tapping the “Start chat” FAB (floating action button) in the bottom-right ...

Google Messages, one of the few popular apps that embrace Rich Communication Services (RCS), keeps improving through regular updates designed to improve user experience. Although popularity has been ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. Google's been a big proponent of RCS, the standard that modernizes text messaging with features like high-quality media, typing ...

Google has added PDF support to RCS messages in Google Messages, starting with India. Businesses can now send tickets, invoices, and receipts via PDF directly in chats. One of the perks of using ...

Last year, Google began preventing devices that failed Play Integrity checks from sending RCS messages. Google Messages would simply drop texts, without delivering any errors or warnings. Messages now ...