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 ...

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LeapXpert, a seven-year-old company that sells secure message services to governments and other operations, has raised $180 million. Riverwood Capital led the funding round. State and local ...

NEW DELHI: Route Mobile has partnered with the Swedish caller ID application, Truecaller, to expand the reach of the latter’s business messaging platform. “The collaboration aims to help enterprises ...

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 ...

Like other Google apps, Messages for Android A/B tests many features. It can take the RCS/SMS client a rather long time to actually launch new functionality in stable. From various reports, Google ...

Earlier this month it was detailed that Google Messages would get the ability for users to set custom background wallpapers and themes in individual chat threads. The customizations would only be ...

Samsung Messages will be discontinued in July 2026, making now the right time for Galaxy users to switch if they haven’t already. The move to Google Messages gives Galaxy users access to RCS (again), ...