How to hide text messages on a Samsung Galaxy S10, and lock your Messages app with a password

You can hide incoming messages on your Samsung Galaxy S10 by changing your Notifications preferences, or hide the Messages app with a third-party app.
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7 Samsung Messages features I miss and wish Google Messages had

It’s been over a year since I left the Samsung ecosystem. I find myself suddenly missing its Messages app now that it’s being sent to the graveyard. It offered one of the richest SMS experiences I’ve ...
Android

Google Messages: The Ultimate Guide – 2025

UPDATE (October 16, 2025): Google has added Key Verifier and spam link detection to Google Messages. Read more about the update at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging ...

How to forward a text message from your Android device to any contact, including multiple texts at once

You can forward a text message from your Android phone using most popular texting apps, like the Verizon Message+ app.
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How to set up RCS chat on Samsung phones with Samsung Messages

RCS is a messaging standard that enables richer text, high-quality media, reactions, typing indicators, enhanced security, and more. Galaxy phones can connect to RCS with the Samsung Messages app, ...
mlive

Dear Abby: My sister let someone else read and answer my text to her

My message was not meant for her daughter, and I am offended that my text was intercepted (and answered) by someone other ...

Miss Manners: What’s a nice way to tell my sister she should read her text messages before hitting ‘send’?

Frequently, her messages have an incorrect word or two, and they are often very confusing -- lacking context or just ...

The Google Messages app's expressive makeover is now complete

Google's Material 3 Expressive is Android's next-gen design language, building on elements of Material 3. We've already seen ...
The New York Times

4 Easy Ways to Make Sure No One Can Read Your Text Messages

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Max Eddy Max Eddy is a writer who has covered privacy and security — including ...
Mother Jones

How to Survive a Republican Power Grab

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. This was not how Greg Casar planned to spend his recess. On a Thursday afternoon in ...
GM Authority

Reply To: XT5 Won’t Receive Text Messages

I have not experienced the blinker issue. Nor have I seen any “setting” that would control the sound. My guess, not knowing anything about the blinker system, is that it might be something against the ...
Android

Google Messages to Finally Get a "Mentions" Feature

Google Messages will get an essential “mentions” feature that will be especially useful for group chats. The system will add a visible @ symbol to chat lists when a user is tagged, ensuring messages ...