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

The RCS communication protocol is basically next-gen SMS, adding support for features like typing indicators, read receipts, and higher-quality image, video, and file sharing features. Google has been ...

Google’s Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging no longer works for Kenyans using Android mobile phones across all three of the country’s major mobile networks, effectively reverting users to ...

The modern phone is designed to handle much more than voice calling. Texting has become a mainstay for its convenience and the ability to manage non-urgent conversations with ease. Some of the best ...

This is thanks to the latest RCS standard that includes E2EE based on the Messaging Layer Security (MLS) protocol. It basically enables interoperable encryption between different platform providers.

Organizations in highly regulated industries, such as financial services and government, are required to capture, monitor and archive work related text messages. CellTrust’s mobile communication ...

RCS is a developed communication protocol that modernizes text messaging using a user’s mobile data plan to send text messages via SMS or MMS. Google began promoting widespread use of RCS in 2019, ...

RCS is finally here — at least for Android users. Google has announced it is rolling out RCS as Android’s primary texting platform to anyone who uses the Android Messages app. RCS is a pretty big deal ...

RCS messaging on iPhones is now finally available to Google Fi subscribers. The feature is rolling out to compatible iPhones with the iOS 18.4 update. Users can enable it by tapping on the RCS ...

Apple brought RCS support to the iPhone's Messages app with the iOS 18 update last September, effectively putting an end to the bubble wars. The green bubbles did not disappear from the iPhone all of ...

RCS ads have been a thing on Android for a while now, but now, even iPhone users in the US are receiving them. Screenshots show a swipeable carousel ad for a sporting event, but there is no ...