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.

After laying the groundwork over the past few weeks, Google Messages looks ready to introduce custom chat themes. In addition to setting chat color palettes, you’ll also be able to select your choice ...

The company says its new Incognito Chat allows you to use its AI chatbot without anyone else—including Meta—being able to access your conversations. The idea of Incognito Chat is to create a way for ...

Apple is adding encrypted RCS to messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users with iOS 26.5, but the useful detail is what you’ll see when protection is actually active. The support is in the ...

As Meta's Threads platform adds more users, the decentralized Twitter-like social app is rolling out “Live Chats,” a new way for brands, creators and fans to stoke conversation around relevant ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. PlayStation is preparing to lock key social features behind a new requirement, with players set to verify their age later this year to keep using common ...

Messages that Lynette Hooker sent to a friend in 2024 following her temporary split with husband Brian Hooker indicate she had concerns about him and their life at sea. The messages from January to ...

You may be hearing that Samsung Messages is going away, and for many Android users, that's true. Samsung is quietly phasing out its Samsung Messages app and moving people to Google Messages as the ...

Why it matters: Encrypted chat services such as Signal, Telegram, and WhatsApp advertise themselves as the most secure, private digital communication methods. However, no matter how strong an app's ...

I cover Android with a focus on productivity, automation, and Google’s ecosystem, including Gemini and everyday apps. With a background in engineering and software development, I tend to go beyond ...

Prince Harry once exchanged a series of flirty messages with a journalist over several weeks before he realized who she was. The messages surfaced at London’s High Court during the closing stages of ...

PCWorld demonstrates how OpenAI’s Codex can generate a complete personal homepage in under a minute using AI-powered “vibe coding” techniques. The process involves installing Codex, creating an empty ...