Microsoft triggered a viral furor when it revealed a Teams update to tell your company when you’re not at work. Now Google ...

A quiet notification blinking “Archival active” on a locked work phone now signals a major shift in how workplace conversations are stored, searched, and scrutinized. Without employee input, companies ...

Google has quietly redrawn the line between work and private life by letting employers see the full history of text conversations on company phones. What had long felt like an informal back channel ...

Maybe you made a typo — or, worse, hit send on a regrettable “drunk text.” Google Messages users can now stop hangxiety before it starts thanks to a new — and long-awaited — feature that un-sends a ...

It turns out Google Messages supports text formatting, but currently, only the integrated Gemini chatbot can use it to format its own replies. The hidden feature uses Markdown syntax, as seen when the ...

This update has sparked concerns about employee privacy, as employers can now access messages that were previously considered ...

Employers will be able to intercept and view workers’ text messages following an update to Google ’s Android operating system ...

A recent update in the way Google Messages works will now allow employers to archive and review all text and RCS ...

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

Emergency services on Android phones could get a big boost in functionality soon. Android Authority took a look at the code for Google Messages in an Android APK teardown and found currently dormant ...

Google today announced that it is partnering with emergency technology company RapidSOS to allow U.S. Android users to text 911 in emergencies using its Rich Communication Services (RCS) protocol.