In the current stable version of Google Messages, when you capture an image from within the app to send it in an RCS chat, a small preview of the picture pops up in the compose box. You can tap on the image to see it in fullscreen. Well, Google has started testing a significant change […]
Read MoreSamsung Messages used to be the default SMS app on Galaxy smartphones and tablets until 2021. With the Galaxy S21 lineup and One UI 3.1, Samsung started pushing Google Messages as the default SMS app while continuing to have its own app installed, and that’s been the case on every new phone launched since then. […]
Read MoreGoogle might be paying Samsung a lot of money to push the Google Messages app as the default option on Galaxy devices, just like it did for Chrome and Search. But whether or not it does matters not. For many Galaxy users, the fact is that Samsung Messages is the superior solution. Why? The keyword […]
Read MoreGoogle has integrated several security measures into Android, and one of those is the Play Protect service. It warns users of harmful apps and games if it senses that they can snoop on personal data, such as call logs, messages, or pictures. Recently, Google falsely flagged two Samsung apps as potentially harmful and notified some […]
Read MoreSome Galaxy device users closed the week with a Samsung Messages error preventing them from using the app. The error generated a device security pop-up claiming that Samsung Messages is harmful. As it turns out, a temporary failure of Google’s servers was causing the error. It has since been addressed, but the issue may linger […]
Read MoreSamsung has just released a new update for its default Messages app in One UI. Actually, the company released not one but three updates on the same day, and they all share one changelog, which, for now, appears to exist only in the company’s native language. Oddly enough, Samsung rolled out Messages versions 14.1.32.21, 14.1.35.5, […]
Read MoreVodafone has announced that it is pulling the plug on its own RCS messaging support in the UK. An alert is already going out to the customers that the RCS messaging support will shut down between March 15 and March 31, 2023. According to some users, a message delivered by Vodafone tells the customers that the […]
Read MoreKeeping track of message lists in the internet age can be a burden. And although online messaging platforms like WhatsApp offer tools for easy group and conversation management, SMS apps usually lack that sort of social layering and complexity. But did you know that Samsung’s SMS Messages app in One UI allows users to group […]
Read MoreGoogle Messages is getting an excellent new feature to help users declutter their SMS inbox, one that we think Samsung should copy for its own Messages app as soon as possible. Google has officially announced some new Google Messages functionality for users in India, and one of those involves the option to automatically delete one-time […]
Read MoreSamsung’s default SMS app, simply called Messages as most first-party SMS apps tend to be called, is a pretty solid offering with plenty of features packed into it. However, despite giving you everything you could possibly need, Samsung Messages is no longer the default SMS app on Galaxy phones, or at least Galaxy phones that […]
Read MoreThe Galaxy A7 (2018) is more than two years old at this point, but it is still getting updates that bring more than just new security fixes, probably because it was not just your usual mid-range phone when it launched (it was the first Galaxy phone with three rear cameras). One such update is now […]
Read MoreRCS (Rich Communication Services) is a huge step forward in terms of text and multimedia-based communication on smartphones. Samsung promised implementation of RCS four years ago, but it is only now that the company is bringing direct support for RCS in its stock messaging app on Galaxy devices. Some users have spotted receiving prompts inside […]
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