Phone users have long dreaded the Android green bubble, showing that a text was sent as an SMS or MMS message instead of ...

Blue dots and chat icons in Android's messaging apps aren't random. Learn what they mean and how they change the way your ...

End-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messaging between iPhone and Android users is coming soon via the new Universal Profile 3.0 specifications from GSMA. The new standard supports the Messaging Layer ...

Google Messages has emerged as the de facto text messaging application for the Android operating system. Google Messages features support for the RCS texting protocol, which is set to receive a major ...

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Blue text bubbles on Android are from Google's Custom Bubbles feature, which let users change the color of message bubbles in ...

It looks like end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages on iPhones might be arriving sooner than expected. Code spotted in early iOS 26 betas suggests Apple is already testing the secure protocols ...

OS 26 could finally bring end-to-end encryption to RCS, securing conversations between iPhone and Android users with the MLS ...

For years, messaging between iPhone and Android users has felt like playing telephone through a tin can and string — ...

There is a way to enjoy iMessage (one of the best features of the Apple ecosystem) without having to give up your Android phone.