A new feature has been spotted in Google Messages beta that allows you to verify your contacts' devices with a QR code.

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The Google Messages redesign started rolling out last week, and Material 3 Expressive is now available for the actual chat ...

If an Android user is using Google Messages as well as Google's own RCS servers, or WhatsApp, the messages are encrypted. Outside of those apps, only Apple-to-Apple messages are fully encrypted.

Google finally gave us a polite way to tell spammers to stop disturbing us. Here's how I use it to clean up my inbox ...

On an Android phone using Google Messages, visit the chat thread you want to leave. Tap the conversation's name to bring up ...

Google Messages is rolling out new privacy options for its Profile Discovery feature. Users can now choose who sees their name and picture.

Google Hangouts is already on iOS and in Chrome, but that’s just not enough. Once you merge it with Google Voice’s SMS powers though, the potential is compelling. It’s late on Friday.