A few years ago, we could only send plain text messages with 160 characters. There was no option to include any media or attachments, which kept the messages close to 140 bytes. But the Messages app ...

There are all sorts of tools available on Android to help protect your privacy, from VPNs to secure folders and beyond.

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Google Messages on Wear OS could soon support emoji reactions and bring along a "Mark as read" button for notifications. Here ...

While you can enjoy Microsoft and Google apps on iOS, the opposite is generally not true, with Apple keeping the majority of its apps and services locked away in its own ecosystem. It would be a safe ...