Republished on June 3 with another new push for users to ditch text messaging. This is the biggest shake-up to texting and messaging in years. And for Apple and Google, it risks undermining any ...

Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.

Google Messages is quickly becoming the default text app for Android phones. The app features encryption, spam blocking, typing indicators, RCS high-quality media sharing, and more. Google Messages is ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. The FBI warns you to stop texting. America’s cyber defense agency ...