Microsoft Comic Chat is a Microsoft-developed Internet Relay Chat (IRC) chat client released in 1996 that rendered conversations as automatically generated comic strips. Instead of plain text, users ...

UPDATE (July 10, 2026): The Google Messages app is now getting custom chat wallpapers. Read more about the update at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging service from the ...

Earlier in the week, a small group of Google Messages users noticed that they were able to set a Chat Theme after weeks of teases and early previews for the feature. Today, Chat Themes in Google ...

Google Messages is finally giving Android users more customization and personalization options with “Chat themes.” Update 6/26: Since Tuesday, more Google Messages beta users (version 20260622_01_RC00 ...

Google Messages is rolling out a new “Chat theme” feature that replaces the old “Change colors” option, letting users pick custom wallpapers alongside color palettes for individual conversations.

Google has started rolling out custom chat wallpapers in the Google Messages app. This seems to be a very limited release for now, as only a few beta users have received it. The feature lets you ...

I sent texts from my OnePlus Open to my girlfriend the other day and noticed a small blue chat bubble icon next to her name in the list of chats. There are also a bunch of RCS chat labels inside the ...

Samsung Messages stops working for US users this July. Here's the fastest way to move your texts and message history to Google Messages before the cutoff. Omar Gallaga has covered technology, digital ...

Google is testing a new chat feature in Messages, which will let you discuss new features with a chatbot. The feature combines regular feature updates with a chat interface where you can delve deeper.

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Google Messages has started rolling out custom "Chat themes" with customizable backgrounds. The update appears in the chat menu, replacing the earlier "Change colors" option and adding both color ...

The end of Samsung Messages as the messaging app on your Samsung phone has reached its final moments. Back in April, Samsung announced that it was shutting down its own messages app in the US in favor ...