Google's Android 17 Beta 2 update release is here, and if you want to dig in and see for yourself what it has to offer, you'll need a compatible Pixel ...

RCS (“Chat features”) in Google Messages can be great when it works: typing indicators, better group chats, higher-quality media, and Wi‑Fi messaging in some cases. When it doesn’t work, the symptoms ...

Google has just announced that Android is getting smarter with Gemini to-dos, improved Scam Detection, and better Circle-to-Search.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As a long-time staple on Pixel phones that recently took over for Samsung Messages in the U.S., Google Messages is the closest ...

Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the unwanted ...

I've been in a particularly "back everything up for the sake of it" mood lately, and the latest target of my fixation is messages. It's been several generations of Android flagships since I archived ...

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Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging platforms ...

A new Android banking trojan named Sturnus can capture communication from end-to-end encrypted messaging platforms like Signal, WhatsApp, and Telegram, as well as take complete control of the device.

An Android device bridging language gaps through seamless, instant text translation using built-in tools. Pixabay, Pexels Instant text translation is increasingly vital in a connected world where ...

For businesses and other enterprise environments, Google Messages today announced Android RCS Archival on Pixel phones. Some businesses, governments, and other organizations need to archive messages ...