SMS Backup and Restore is still one of the best for backing up Android text messages—and in this guide, I'll also walk you ...

Now Android Authority has delved deeper into pre-release code to find that the “latest Android Canary reveals Google plans to mask notifications by replacing their content with generic placeholder ...

Messaging on Android has always felt like a work in progress. While iPhone users have long enjoyed the simplicity and cohesiveness of iMessage, Android users continue to juggle multiple apps, ...

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Google Messages is the default messaging app on most Android phones. However, the default messaging app can vary depending on the manufacturer and the region. Messages uses cellular data to send and ...

Currently, Wear OS only lets you view incoming Google Messages notifications. Unlike on Android, you can’t mark a message as ...

T-Mobile users who upgraded to the latest Android 15 beta have discovered a page that tells them whether their account is eligible for satellite messaging. This page was first spotted in an Android ...

Apple may soon push an update to iMessage that allows for end-to-end encryption (E2EE) through RCS messages with Android.

The French and U.K. equivalents to the U.S. government’s cyber defense agency have issued new advice for users. “Deactivate the automatic reception of MMS messages,” ANSSI warns, “to avoid the ...

There are many reasons for wanting to print out a text message. Maybe someone sent you some exciting news via SMS, and you'd like to print it out and pin it on your bulletin board. Or maybe someone ...

There's no magic setup to run Android Auto. While many people believed that getting a Google Pixel would guarantee a flawless experience behind the wheel, this is not what's happening these days. Now, ...

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