The blue chat bubble means RCS is on, but I'm still waiting on the lock icon that's supposed to follow it.

In addition to introducing a handful of Messages features, Google is rolling out new icons for the SMS/RCS app, as well as Phone and Contacts. Update 11/20: As with the mobile version, the Phone app ...

The brand new Google Messages notification icon has finally started popping up for users. This comes three months after Google announced it. As some of you may recall, Google changed the Messages icon ...

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 ...

A bug in the new Google Messages beta, version v20250811, is causing users to see two or even three app icons in their app drawer. The bug affects only beta users. All icons launch the same app, so ...

It's a frustrating little detail, but if you’ve ever set a custom picture for a group chat in Google Messages, you know it’s not easy to go back. Once you add a photo, you can only replace it with ...

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