WhatsApp continues to expand its messaging capabilities by introducing features that make conversations more expressive and interactive. One of the latest additions is the video message feature, which ...

Usually, your message is permanently gone when you delete it on Google Message. The app doesn't have a Trash folder. It's ...

Android 16 QPR3 just rolled out to Pixels along with the latest Pixel Drop. It's full of interesting features, but here are ...

Are your chats and DMs flooded with scams? If you have a Pixel or Galaxy phone, Circle to Search can come to the rescue. Here's how.

The "Find My" app has a similar option, but the new way lets you share your location without leaving Google Messages. You can share your location with a single contact or with a g ...

Just two weeks after dropping the first Android 17 beta, Google has released the second beta update with a limited-access contacts picker, EyeDropper API, enhanced connectivity, and better ...

The update adds floating app bubbles, cross-device Handoff support, a privacy-focused contacts picker, and fixes for reboot and freezing issues.

iOS 26.4 beta 2 is now rolling out for developers, and it expands support for testing encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone.

Despite these updates, Apple has no plans to launch E2EE for RCS with the official release of iOS 26.4, and hasn't confirmed which version it will launch encryption with.

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway.

Texting has evolved over the years to become a better version, like almost every other piece of tech. The core idea is still the same, but now with plenty of features that give you more control over ...

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