Android users face nearly double the billing errors of iOS

Apple continues to lead in turning downloads into paying users. The App Store regularly outperforms Google Play in key areas ...
Seattle Times

The Message for Big Tech in the Google Ruling: Play Nice, but Play On

A wave of government antitrust suits targeting U.S. technology giants — Amazon, Apple, Google and Meta — spans different markets and makes different allegations of monopolistic misconduct. But the ...
The New York Times

The Message for Big Tech in the Google Ruling: Play Nice, but Play On

A federal judge ordered steps in the search monopoly case that will restrain Google but not break it up, signaling a cautious antitrust approach by courts. By Steve Lohr Steve Lohr has covered Big ...
Android

Google Messages Rolls Out ‘Delete for Everyone’ to… Everyone

Google Messages’ “delete to everyone” feature is now rolling out more widely. To delete a message for everyone, both parties must be using RCS messaging. Google warns that the other person may still ...
Android Police

Why Google Messages is the best way to text on Android

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to consumer technology. He previously worked at leading tech publications, such as Neowin, MakeUseOf, and MSPowerUser. Beyond his ...
Engadget

Google Messages can now blur nude images on Android

Google is rolling out a new safety feature for the Messages app on Android. As spotted by 9to5Google, the company is making Sensitive Content Warnings more broadly available after beta testing the ...
Lifehacker

Google Messages Can Now Censor Any NSFW Images You Receive

Google's new "sensitive content warnings" setting is now rolling out to all Google Messages users. As reported by 9to5Google, sensitive content warnings can identify images containing nudity, and blur ...
Android

RCS in Google Messages Can Now Handle PDFs… If You’re in the Right Place

Google has added PDF support to RCS messages in Google Messages, starting with India. Businesses can now send tickets, invoices, and receipts via PDF directly in chats. One of the perks of using ...
9to5google

[Fixed] Google Messages crashing for some Android users

As of Thursday afternoon, some Google Messages users are having the app crash a few seconds after opening. Update 8/8: Google has fixed this bug for users on the Messages beta: “We frequently test new ...
Android Authority

Google Messages will finally tell you when your custom ROM is the problem (APK teardown)

Last year, Google began preventing devices that failed Play Integrity checks from sending RCS messages. Google Messages would simply drop texts, without delivering any errors or warnings. Messages now ...
Android Authority

Google Messages gets Material 3 Expressive on Wear OS before Android

Google Messages is the latest Wear OS app to receive Google’s Material 3 Expressive redesign. The update brings more consistent coloring, slight changes to shapes, and new icons to complement text.
Search Engine Land

Google to enforce phone number verification for Message Assets in ads

Starting August 1st, Google Ads will expand its Unverified Phone Number policy to include message assets, in addition to existing requirements for call-only ads, call assets, and location assets. Why ...