Texting on Android at its absolute best ...

Once real-time location sharing is active in Google Messages, a persistent banner appears at the top of the chat, clearly indicating that live location sharing is on and showing how much time is left.

Google Messages shows check marks and other symbols on your texts to hint at what's happening behind the scenes. Here's what ...

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 ...

Don't get me started on how frequently I have to re-verify my account in the web app... Google’s only native messaging app is built for mobile Android devices. The company has given a lot of love and ...

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 ...