Google is rolling out a string of updates for the Messages app, including the ability to customize the colors of the text bubbles and backgrounds. So, if you really want to, you can have blue bubbles ...

Google (and the rest of the world, for that matter) got tired of waiting for Apple to “get the message” and adopt RCS messaging. Android phones use RCS messaging, and it allows Google Messages to do ...

A recent update made read receipts in Google Messages stand out more with a white background, though it might be a bit bold ...

Ian Sherr (he/him/his) grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, so he's always had a connection to the tech world. As an editor at large at CNET, he wrote about Apple, Microsoft, VR, video games and ...

There are now over 1 billion monthly active users with RCS enabled in Messages, and Google is celebrating by adding a ton of whimsy to the app across emoji (with Photomoji), voice recording, and ...