The new “Mark as read” button appears on incoming message notifications, letting you clear unread messages quickly without ...

Thankfully, Google is finally paying attention to this issue. Messages recently introduced a redesigned context menu that appears when you long-press a message. This menu displays the full message ...

For all the work that Google has put into improving the Messages app, it still misses the mark in certain aspects, which ...

Google is likely restoring the RCS message edit history feature, a tool for transparency that was removed during a 2025 app redesign.

Google Messages shows check marks and other symbols on your texts to hint at what's happening behind the scenes. Here's what each of these means.

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In addition to adding “Your profile” settings, Google Messages is now explicitly reminding you what name and profile you’re “Sending as.” As of today, we’re seeing a “Sending as” notice directly above ...

Jon has been an author at Android Police since 2021. He primarily writes features and editorials covering the latest Android news, but occasionally reviews hardware and Android apps. His favorite ...

This week’s headline news could give Google Messages users a serious reason to consider switching away from the app—and this is one problem that isn’t going to be fixed anytime soon... The contrast ...

Since the dawn of texting and chatting, users cannot control what they have sent once it is delivered. Google Messages is looking to change that with its Remote Delete feature, which is now available ...

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 ...