Got one friend who refuses to upgrade their chat experience to RCS? Google Messages will help you put them on the right path.

Google is working on a new feature in its Messages app to promote wider adoption of RCS (Rich Communication Services). The ...

Google Messages is testing a nudge that'll let you remind your friends to flip on RCS if they haven’t already.

RCS invites are spotted inside Google Messages They could encourage your contacts to turn RCS on So far the new invites haven't been made available The RCS (Rich Communication Services) standard ...

Your Android phone has a lot of messaging capabilities, but did you know there are ways to send messages without a cell ...

At The Android Show in May, Google announced Key Verifier to “help protect you from scammers who try to impersonate someone you know” in Google Messages. This tool lets you “verify the identity of the ...

Even if your Android phone has no cell signal, you can still send messages using Wi-Fi with RCS or, on newer models, via satellite in emergencies. Set up these features ahead of time to stay connected ...

WhatsApp uses Signal's encryption protocol, so your chats and calls are just as end-to-end encrypted as those on Signal. But ...