One of the lesser-appreciated features of Google's Android mobile operating system is the ability to switch your default apps ...

Google offers Scam Detection for phone calls and text messages on Pixel phones. But we've discovered that a major expansion ...

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 ...

On Android, blue dots or chat icons show that RCS is enabled, giving you advanced texting features missing from traditional ...

Signal is widely regarded as the gold standard for secure messaging. It uses end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default for all person-to-person and group chats, as well as voice and video calls. This ...

As the threat of international cyberattacks grow, the FBI is warning of a danger that most people are probably not aware ...

Many people are going beyond the instant messaging app bundled on your smartphone and installing custom solutions. One of the advantages of Android is the sheer amount of instant messaging apps that ...

Blue text bubbles on Android are from Google's Custom Bubbles feature, which let users change the color of message bubbles in ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

With the launch of Android 15 earlier this week, Google officially brought satellite messaging support to the operating system. However, the feature is not active, and there are still many questions ...