Texting on Android at its absolute best ...

Tired of juggling chat apps on Android? Here's how to pick the right mix for privacy, popularity, and features so you never miss a message in 2026.

It looks as though Google Messages is getting real-time location sharing very soon, and there's a tweak to group chats too.

Meta’s messaging app is testing scheduled messages for the first time ...

Identical to standard contact profiles ...

Apple added RCS to the iPhone, but crucially, the current implementation lacks end-to-end encryption. That's changing in the latest beta.