Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google ...

Google Messages has a Remix feature which tweaks images in the chat window using Gemini AI text prompts for creative, ...

Android users are increasingly sending sensitive work messages that look protected by modern encryption, yet those chats can ...

Google released the new feature, known as RCS Archival, allowing employers to gain access to RCS (Rich Communication Services ...

A modern web application for viewing SMS and MMS message backups. Import your messages from "SMS Backup & Restore" XML files and browse them in a texting app-like interface. XML backups from the SMS ...

Rich Communication Services is Google's modernization of SMS and MMS for Android. It offers read receipts, typing indicators, and end-to-end encryption, positioning it as a secure ...

UPDATE (December 10, 2025): Google is pushing out a big photo viewer redesign to its Messages app. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging service from ...

SMS and MMS seem positively archaic by the standards set by today’s popular data-based messaging platforms. We’re spoilt for choice with advanced messaging features from the likes of WhatsApp, ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Jason Chun is a CNET writer covering a ...

WhatsApp is set by default to back up everything you receive, so you are likely to have unnecessary data in your backup. Because those backups are stored on Google Drive, large backup files eat into ...