This story originally appeared on Ars Technica, a trusted source for technology news, tech policy analysis, reviews, and more. Ars is owned by WIRED's parent company, Condé Nast. So Google Duo is ...

With Apple’s RCS for iPhone announcement, Google is undoubtedly moving full steam ahead on Messages and RCS as its consumer messaging app. It is inherently aligned with Android, which bodes well for ...

Google recently announced that it will officially kill Hangouts this fall. Many users already switched from Hangouts, as Google first announced that the service is going away back in 2020. That being ...

The long-rumored Google Duo and Google Meet merger is actually happening. Google officially confirmed the move on June 1, explaining in a blog post that the goal is to create a "single video ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. The end of Hangouts will probably happen without anyone really noticing because Google has made its ...