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.

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

Edit History is about to make a comeback ...

Google Messages is bringing back the ability to view edit history for RCS chats. See how the restored feature works in this APK teardown.

Key Verifier, a feature meant to confirm messages are coming from the person you think they are, is now live in Google Messages. The tool generates per-device QR codes that you and your contacts can ...

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 ...

Google Messages is finally making its “view details” screen useful by showing what you actually replied to instead of vague timestamps. Image: Irene Okpanachi / Talk Android Editorial Note: Talk ...