Google Messages is working on new support for custom chat wallpapers. In addition to the still wallpapers we’ve seen, it also appears this mode will support GIF animations. We’re also getting a first ...

After laying the groundwork over the past few weeks, Google Messages looks ready to introduce custom chat themes. In addition to setting chat color palettes, you’ll also be able to select your choice ...

UPDATE (June 10, 2026): The Google Messages app is now getting the ‘Tap to Draft’ feature. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging service from the ...

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The company is offering customers a chat tool powered by artificial intelligence to help them make better sense of their finances. SoFi Technologies unveiled SoFi Coach on Tuesday, an interactive chat ...

Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch new functionality in stable. From various reports, Google ...

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The rise of AI character chat sites in the last several years, especially those designed to simulate romantic or erotic connections, signals more than just a shift in how we relate to technology, it ...

A quiet internal decision at Microsoft is generating more debate than most of the company’s public announcements and the details behind it explain why ...

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The wife of Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner told his campaign in 2025 about sexual messages he had sent to other women. Amy Gertner, whom Platner has been married to since November ...