Rahul Naskar has years of experience writing news and features related to Android, phones, and apps. Outside the tech world, he follows global events and developments shaping the world of geopolitics.

Google Messages shows check marks and other symbols on your texts to hint at what's happening behind the scenes. Here's what each of these means.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff hailed YouTuber MrBeast as a "genius" after a viral Super Bowl ad for Slackbot AI. The $1 million ...

Google Messages isn’t one of those widely popular Google apps with more than 10 billion downloads on the Play Store. It has a healthy user base, just not as large as many other Google apps. For casual ...

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

Nearly six in ten people worldwide have fallen victim to a scam in the past year. That’s not surprising when you consider how dramatically fraud has evolved. The days of spotting obvious phishing ...

Google is upgrading the safety features it provides in the Google Messages app on Android devices. The latest upgrade, which dropped with v25.39 of the Google Play Services update this month, allows ...

A bug in the new Google Messages beta, version v20250811, is causing users to see two or even three app icons in their app drawer. The bug affects only beta users. All icons launch the same app, so ...

Tired of juggling chat apps on Android? Here's how to pick the right mix for privacy, popularity, and features so you never ...

Google Messages is testing a long-awaited trash folder feature, enabling users to easily recover accidentally deleted texts. This significant update, found in the latest beta, will eliminate the ...

Don't get me started on how frequently I have to re-verify my account in the web app... Google’s only native messaging app is built for mobile Android devices. The company has given a lot of love and ...

Google has set out three tentpoles for Gemini: personal, proactive, and powerful. The company made big strides on the ...