After widely rolling out on Android, Google Messages for web has received the updated branding and animated emoji. This small change adds the four-color “G” in front of “Messages” in the top-left ...

Google Chat on Android could soon get Gemini features for better collaboration, as found in an APK teardown. Gemini features in Chat include summarizing long conversations and answering questions ...

Google Messages for Web is likely going to augment its authentication system. Instead of scanning a QR code, you’ll authenticate by signing into the same Google account. Finally, it seems you’ll ...

Google Chat is rolling out a new feature that automatically transcribes voice messages. Users can view or hide transcriptions, with screen readers also supporting the feature. The rollout begins today ...

Google is proactively adding AI left, right, and center in Android. Earlier this month, Google Assistant received an AI makeover when Google started replacing it with a chatbot based on its Gemini LLM ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

For years, messaging between iPhone and Android users has felt like playing telephone through a tin can and string — ...