Google is likely restoring the RCS message edit history feature, a tool for transparency that was removed during a 2025 app ...

Since Google's push to RCS standards in 2019, Android's Messages app by Google offers great in-house features. After you've opened Google Messages and enabled RCS chats, you'll find typing indicators, ...

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 ...

Messages can now only be sent as standard SMS or MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), which require airtime or SMS bundles.

Google Messages is testing a long-awaited trash folder feature, enabling users to easily recover accidentally deleted texts. This significant update, found in the latest beta, will eliminate the ...

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