Samsung has confirmed it is now shutting down its Messages app. Starting in July, it will be removed from app stores and will ...

Getting Apple to adopt industry-wide standards feels a bit like pulling teeth sometimes. It was only after years of pressure from the tech space and the EU implementing new regulations that the ...

Samsung has just handed a win to Google, as the Android-maker consolidates even tighter control over the world’s biggest ...

RCS 4.0 will kill FaceTime, if you can wait until Android 19 ...

RCS message open in iPhone messaging app - Kafka Ibram/Shutterstock After years of back and forth about blue bubbles and green bubbles, Apple finally addressed the need for better text messaging ...

With iOS 26.4 beta 2, Apple announced it will finally start offering developers the ability to test RCS end-to-end encryption between iOS and Android devices. While this new message standard won't be ...

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, but Apple made it clear the functionality was not going to launch in the iOS ...

Jon Gilbert is a Features Writer for Android Police. I've covered Android since 2021, focusing on writing features and guides about Android apps and features that directly affect users. I've attended ...

RCS Universal Profile 4.0 brings a native video call option. A video call option will appear within the messaging app, making things convenient for users. Furthermore, it brings text formatting ...

Apple is now testing end-to-end encryption for RCS between iPhones and Android devices in iOS 26.4 Beta 2. This builds on last week’s rollout for iPhones only. The feature is still in beta and won’t ...