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Google Messages set to bring RCS customization with colors and themes; Check benefits

12Mar

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Google Messages set to bring RCS customization with colors and themes; Check benefits

[ad_1] Google Messages is one of the most used Rich Communication Services (RCS) providers which enables users to easily send SMS via an internet or WiFi connection. Now, Google has been rumored to roll out some customization features to its Messages app with custom bubbles and chat themes. This feature will allow users to bring personalization to their chat experience on the Google Messages app for Android. The feature was already in the works since November, but now it might be rolling out gradually for the beta testers. Check details about Google Messages RCS customization. Google Messages RCS customizationAccording to a 9To5Google report, Google Message is rolling out customization features which will allow users to select custom bubbles and background color for their RCS chats. The...

Google Messages working on a big security feature to curb screen sharing

17Oct

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Google Messages working on a big security feature to curb screen sharing

[ad_1] In a bid to tackle cybercrime, Google Messages is reportedly testing a feature that will curb screen sharing, preventing anyone from snooping on your Android smartphone. For the unaware, Messages is Google's official messaging platform that uses Rich Communication Services (RCS) to send and receive SMS and MMS. To keep users engaged, Google keeps introducing new features on a regular basis. Last month, Google brought a forwarding feature that allows users to send a single message to multiple contacts at the same time without the need to send it repeatedly to these contacts. Now, it is also introducing a key security feature feature that could prevent threat actors from snooping on your phone.According to a report by TheSpAndroid, a new feature was spotted in Google Messages that ...

End-to-end encryption being tested for group chats on Google’s Messages app

4Dec

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End-to-end encryption being tested for group chats on Google’s Messages app

[ad_1] Google has begun testing end-to-end encryption for group chats on its Messages App after rolling out the service for individual chats. Search giant Google recently announced that it was carrying out a number of tests for end-to-end encryption being employed on its "Messages" app, especially for group chats. The multinational also noted that the feature may be rolled out to a few users of the "Messages" app who are on its open beta program. According to a report by TechCrunch, the search giant initially began testing end-to-end encryption for individual chats in 2020, and later made the feature available to all users of the app in June. Google's messaging service is based on Rich Communication Services, also known as RCS, an upgraded version of the SMS service with added ...

Turn your phone into an iPhone for free! Just download this Google Messages update

22Oct

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Turn your phone into an iPhone for free! Just download this Google Messages update

[ad_1] Google is rolling out a new update for the Messages app which will bring some features like iPhone’s iMessage. Google has shared an update that will reduce the gap between the Messages app on Android and Apple iPhone iMessage. In effect, you will get the iPhone experience on an Android phone. Google is rolling out this Message app update which will also provide some tricks which will make the experience just like the one on iPhone iMessage. The difference is that Google's messaging app is built on RCS, 'a modern messaging protocol that supports richer text features, higher resolution images and videos, and enables end-to-end encryption,' Google said. "As RCS adoption accelerates, we're doing what's possible to improve messaging between Android and iOS, like adding support fo...

Google pulled an Apple with these reactions on iPhones?

29Sep

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Google pulled an Apple with these reactions on iPhones?

[ad_1] Google launched a campaign called #GetTheMessage that aimed to convince Apple to support RCS messaging on iPhones. Tech giant Google launched a campaign last month called #GetTheMessage that aimed to convince Apple to support RCS messaging on iPhones. According to GSM Arena, Google's efforts to improve messaging between Android and iPhone users are apparent with the latest feature being tested. A Reddit user has spotted that the Google Messages app is testing the ability to react to messages sent from iPhones. When an Android user reacts to an SMS from an iPhone user, they will see a message showing an emoji was used to react to a message. Basically, Google pulled an Apple. If you recall, iOS users can react to SM...