RCS, filters, mentions, and backgrounds help to modernize Messages. On every new iPhone, I check these settings and features ...

Google is changing how Android backups use your Google account storage. Here's what the update means and how much extra space ...

Google is making a policy change to Android backups that adjusts what counts towards your Google Account storage.

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...

Google's got a few tweaks to its Linux Terminal app in Android 17 QPR1 Beta 5, including new font options and an alternate console.

Samsung Messages has been discontinued and you will need to switch to Google Messages. Here's how to switch and the best ...

Today, Monday, July 6, Samsung Messages officially terminates standard service for Galaxy smartphone users across the United States. Following initial notifications issued in April, Samsung’s ...

Google Messages has several settings worth checking. PSA: Gemini chats in Messages are not end-to-end encrypted. Also, small changes can make texting cleaner and less distracting. Google Messages is ...

Settings I should've changed on day one.

UPDATE (June 10, 2026): The Google Messages app is now getting the ‘Tap to Draft’ feature. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging service from the ...

Jade Bryan is a Feature Author at Android Police with over a decade of tech reviews and news reporting experience, stretching back to the Symbian era and the early days of Android. He covers the ...

Apple's iOS 27 developer beta 2 is here with a much faster Siri, a fixed crop bug, Wallet Insight, inline RCS replies, and a handful of other welcome tweaks. Here's everything new.