Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. All change for Galaxy. This is your six-week warning. Samsung first launched its texting app ...

If you have an Android phone, you almost certainly use Google Messages. Maybe not because you love the app, but because it’s gradually become the de facto texting app of choice on Android. Although it ...

After testing earlier this year, Google Messages is now rolling out a big redesign and modernization of its photo viewer. When you select an image or video in conversations, Google Messages has a new ...

Google Messages is preparing to remove QR Code pairing, its easiest way to connect phones to the web app. A beta version has already removed the feature from Android. Users may soon need to sign in ...

Google Messages for Android is redesigning how link and YouTube previews look inside conversations. The previous design showed the sent URL at the top with an image preview next. At the bottom, you’d ...

Samsung has officially announced that its Messages app will be discontinued in July 2026, after which users will no longer be able to send messages through it except to emergency contacts. Samsung is ...