Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR The latest Google Messages beta supports MLS encryption, RCS’s next step toward E2EE interoperability across apps and platforms. We managed to enable MLS for one-on-one RCS conversations in Google Messages, but we haven’t been ...
For years Google has been pushing RCS as a new replacement for SMS, the current messaging standard. There are many reasons why RCS is superior including support for higher resolution images and video, bigger file sizes, send/receive notifications, and much ...
Apple has been offering satellite-based SOS services on iPhones since 2022. The company started allowing users to send regular messages via satellite with the iOS 18 version. Android users have been waiting for the same for a very long time. ...
Ryan Haines / Android Authority TL;DR The Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) has said that it’s working on bringing end-to-end encryption to different messaging platforms that support the RCS protocol. Unfortunately, the industry body did not share a specific ...
Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR Google Messages is testing an “Unsubscribe” option. This option will let you unsubscribe from business or spam messages. There is also a “Subscribe” option if you want to resubscribe to these messages. A while ...
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR We were able to enable satellite messaging options in Google Messages. Users should automatically get the option to connect to a satellite when they are outside cellular/Wi-Fi coverage. Group chats may not be supported ...
