Previously, US carriers were slow to warm up to the RCS messaging protocol. While iPhone owners have had iMessages for years, Android users often relied on third-party messaging apps like WhatsApp.

Google is rolling out Android RCS Archival on Pixel phones, allowing employers to intercept and archive RCS chats on work-managed devices.

Google Messages is testing @mentions in RCS group chats, allowing users to tag others, get attention easily and receive ...

OS now supports RCS messaging with Android phones—but only up to a point. Here's what you need to know about messaging across ...

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Google Messages could soon solve a common frustration for group chat users, finally enabling them to set custom group chat icons. Currently, Google does not allow users to change the RCS group chat ...

Google Messages is set to receive a long-overdue group texting feature: @mentions. For some users, the feature is reportedly ...

Google Messages, the default messaging app on Android phones, could soon get new features that will let you unsend texts like third-party messengers. The unsend functionality is reportedly under ...

For businesses and other enterprise environments, Google Messages today announced Android RCS Archival on Pixel phones.

You’ll soon be able to get read receipts, send videos or images, and share your exact location with 911 on Google Messages. Editorial Note: Talk Android may contain affiliate links on some articles.

To say that Google is late to the party would be an understatement, given that Apple's Messages app has allowed users to ...