Google has finally announced that custom icon support for RCS group chats will soon be available in Google Messages. The company has also confirmed that Google Messages will soon allow users to snooze ...

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Google Messages might soon rely on you to nudge your friends to turn on RCS with built-in prompts. A new feature will autofill an invite for your SMS-only contacts, making it super easy to rope them ...

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Google is ramping up its messaging efforts by adding a much-awaited feature to its built-in text messaging app. The recent update to Google Messages finally adds a definite RCS label alongside ...

What’s happened? Google Messages has finally started testing the ability to mention other users in RCS group chats. Why is this important? Active group chats can easily bury important messages. The ...

Google Messages, one of the few popular apps that embrace Rich Communication Services (RCS), keeps improving through regular updates designed to improve user experience. Although popularity has been ...

During the Android Show leading up to Google I/O, Google on Tuesday offered a brief update on the adoption of the RCS (Rich Communication Services) protocol, an upgrade to SMS that offers ...

Landscape mode in Google Messages is getting a tweak that makes the width of the chat screen and chat list equal. Text has been added for the call, video, contact info, and search buttons. The app is ...

Google is likely restoring the RCS message edit history feature, a tool for transparency that was removed during a 2025 app ...