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An Android statue on the Google campus in Mountain View, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 21, … [+] 2020. The U.S. Justice Department sued Alphabet Inc.’s Google in the most significant antitrust case against an American company in two decades, kicking off what promises to be a volley of legal actions against the search giant for allegedly abusing its market power. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg © 2020 Bloomberg Finance LP We’ve all heard this… Source link

People who use Messages may stop feeling like texting pariahs. Screenshot by CNET … Source link

According to a new report from 9to5Google, Google Messages may be receiving an update that will slightly enhance the messaging experience on the Android end. As per the outlet’s “APK Insight”, code has been found in the most recent version of Google Messages that would show iMessage ‘reactions’ as emoji’s within Google Messages. If an iPhone user sends a message to a phone number that’s on Android, the conversation will be carried on the SMS protocol since iOS doesn’t… Source link

In the latest APK Insight report by 9to5Google, the default SMS/RCS app for Android: Google Messages may be receiving a new feature that lets users send videos over Google Photos in cases where RCS is not available. The beta version of Google Messages 10.4 reveals a new settings preference called “Google Photos: Share sharper clarity video in text (SMS/MMS). The outlet was able to enable the feature to appear in the settings menu of the app. Source: 9to5Google Based on the description… Source link

Today’s smartwatch news has been dominated by Samsung’s new Wear OS 3-powered wearables, but Google wants you to know it hasn’t forgotten about smartwatches running Wear OS 2. Updates to Google Pay, Messages, and other third-party apps will be coming to current devices in addition to Wear OS 3, giving existing owners something to look forward to as they roll out over the coming weeks. For starters, Google Pay’s support for contactless payments from smartwatches is expanding to 16… Source link

AT&T and Google have announced that all Android phones on the network will use Google’s Android Messages app for SMS and RCS services. T-Mobile made the exact same partnership deal with Google in March, which leaves Verizon as the only US carrier who hasn’t committed to switching its customers to Android Messages by default. Along with the switch to Messages comes another important shift: real interoperability with RCS on other networks. AT&T has supported RCS for awhile now, but… Source link

Google is updating its Messages app in India to allow it to delete one-time passwords (OTPs) automatically, to stop the single-use codes from clogging up your inbox, the company has announced. Alongside it, Google also says the app will be able to sort messages into categories, keeping your personal correspondence away from notifications about bank transactions and special offers. As someone that almost exclusively uses WhatsApp for personal communication, my phone’s default texting app… Source link

Google has announced seven new features for Android that it says will help improve accessibility and make Assistant Shortcuts more useful, among other things. The new features announced today are: Google announced that RCS chats sent through the Messages app will now be end-to-end encrypted. The feature was rolled out in beta last November, but it seems that Google is now releasing it for everyone who has access to RCS. When a message will be encrypted, the send button will have a lock… Source link

(Pocket-lint) – The ability to access Chat messages directly from Gmail is now available to more users. Google first introduced the feature last year for Google Workspace users, but now, it’s available for most Gmail users on iOS, Android, and the web. However, it’s still a test feature, and you have to enable it. What is Google Chat? Chat is Google’s successor to Hangouts. It’s available as a separate app…. Source link

Cleveland first baseman Yu Chang can deal with criticism, but not if you’re a racist. Chang revealed racist messages he received after making a game-deciding error Monday. Chang shared those messages on Twitter on Tuesday. In his screenshot, Chang wrote, “I accept all comments, and everyone has their freedom of speech but THESE RACIST COMMENTS ARE NOT NECESSARY.” He also posted the hashtag #StopAsianHate. Content Warning: Chang’s tweet contains slurs and NSFW language. Those messages came after… Source link