The Green Bubble Nightmare Is Over, Apple Messages Now Support RCS
Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo If you’re running the iOS 18 developer beta, you may have noticed your Android friends aren’t the same green bubbles as they used to be.…
Google Messages Will Finally Let You Text 911
Image: Google It’s not Android’s equivalent to the iPhone’s emergency SOS via satellite, but it’ll do for now. Google announced that later this year, Google Messages will let you text…
Save Your Google Maps Timeline to Your Phone Before Its Too Late
If you’re mainly plotting routes through Google Maps on your web browser, Google is telling you it’s past time to start using the app and only the app. The company…
Android Will Finally Let You Edit Sent RCS Messages
Editable messages are coming soon to RCS. Image: Google Perfectionists unite (Virgos out there, raise your hands). Android will let you edit RCS messages you send through Google Messages. The…
How To Find All the People You’ve Ever Blocked
Sadly, people aren’t always as nice as they could be, and that’s where you need to turn to the various blocking and reporting features on the digital platforms you frequent.…
RCS Coming to iPhone This Fall, Leaked Google Promo Image Claims
Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Rich communication services (RCS) is already a big deal on Android phones with more than a billion users. Those numbers might be going up by…
The Greatest App of All Time Day 25: WhatsApp vs. Google Maps
Welcome back to Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and we’re officially down to our Elite Eight! Calculator took Uber to school in…
How to Pin Important Messages in WhatsApp Chats
You can now pin up to three important messages in WhatsApp chats. Zuckerberg announced this update yesterday on his WhatsApp channel, along with a screenshot showing a pinned image at…
The DOJ Is Making Green Bubble Users on iMessage Feel Seen
The green bubble stigma faced by Android users who send messages to their friends with iPhones is real—even the U.S. government acknowledges it. Hey Google, Where Did My Watch’s Battery…
The Greatest App of All Time Day 18: Google Maps vs. iMessage
It’s Day 18 of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge to name the greatest app of all time and we’re saying goodbye to one of our biggest contestants! WhatsApp defeated Instagram…