Blue text bubbles have almost always been associated with Apple. The easiest way to know if someone's an Android or iPhone user without even meeting them is by sending them a text message and checking ...

UPDATE (April 29, 2024): Custom RCS chat bubbles are now rolling out more widely for Google Messages users. Up until now, the rollout was very limited. Everyone should have access to the feature soon.

Inspired by naturally occurring air bubbles in glaciers, researchers have developed a method to encode messages in ice. Published in Cell Reports Physical Science, the paper explains how the team ...

Google Messages now supports personalized chat themes and backgrounds, allowing users to customize bubble colors and ...

More About the Chat Bubble Color Customization on Google Messages Once your device gets the new Google Messages update for chat color customization, you should see a new option called "Change Colors." ...

If you're using one of the most common apps to manage text chats on an Android phone, you'll see a small blue dot appear next to certain conversations. In other cases, a different symbol, such as a ...

Google Messages doesn't have to stick to the same dull colors all the time. You can add a new color whenever you want to change things up a bit. These adjustments can ...

Google (and the rest of the world, for that matter) got tired of waiting for Apple to “get the message” and adopt RCS messaging. Android phones use RCS messaging, and it allows Google Messages to do ...