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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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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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 ...

Apple and Google start rolling out end-to-end encrypted RCS chats in beta for iPhone owners and Android phone users. Patrick Holland Managing Editor As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile team, ...

Inside the latest beta for Google Messages, improved customization options for your individual chat threads appears to be ready for mass rollout. Google has been working on these features for a bit ...

Airports in India could soon face financial penalties for failing to meet passenger service standards, with the government in the final stages of rolling out a performance monitoring framework, ...

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Almost a decade since President Trump last visited China, WSJ’s Jonathan Cheng says Beijing’s grip on the global economy has only strengthened. Photo: Brendan Smialowski/POOL/Agence ...

Graham Platner’s rise happened entirely outside the Democratic Party’s establishment, handpicked by a group of independent activists. WSJ’s Aaron Zitner reports from Maine and New York on the strategy ...

The day conservative activist Charlie Kirk was gunned down while debating students on a Utah college campus, the man eventually charged with his murder sent his roommate a text message, officials said ...