You can use RCS in any way you like, as long as it's through Google Messages.

Samsung's homegrown texting app is shutting down in July. Here's how to migrate without losing a single message.

Short Message Service (SMS) has been a staple of text messaging since the flip phone, but it may be time to let it evolve. SMS was created in 1992, back when cellphones could be mistaken for bricks.

With the Samsung Messages going away, many Android users will be exclusively using Google Messages, which was already the ...

A few years ago, we could only send plain text messages with 160 characters. There was no option to include any media or attachments, which kept the messages close to 140 bytes. But the Messages app ...

Text phishing continues to be a major issue, even though most smartphones have moved beyond standard SMS messaging in favor of RCS or iMessage. While Google has already been taking some great measures ...

The latest Google Messages beta (v20260306) contains code for a dedicated “SMS blaster protection” toggle. SMS blasters are portable devices that bypass carrier filters by forcing phones to switch to ...

Samsung is phasing out Samsung Messages by July 2026 in the U.S. and pushing Google Messages, but scam texts are targeting ...

person holding smartphone, texts visible on black screen in background - Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock Text phishing continues to be a major issue, even though most smartphones have moved beyond ...