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News Weekly: Snapdragon 8 Elite launches with Oryon cores, Samsung's souped-up Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition, and more
By Derrek Lee published
News Weekly Qualcomm's powerful new Snapdragon 8 Elite has landed, Samsung releases a special edition Galaxy Z Fold 6, and more.
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Google Messages now has smarter detection to tackle tricky scam messages
By Jay Bonggolto published
closing the loopholes Google Messages is leveling up its scam-busting capabilities.
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Google Messages may gain more privacy options with Profile discovery
By Vishnu Sarangapurkar published
Privacy FTW Google Messages should soon allow users more control over their profile on the messaging platform.
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Google Messages on Wear OS could give watches total RCS texting support
By Nickolas Diaz published
Under Development A Google Messages beta showed Google is working to bring total RCS support to Wear OS devices.
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Google Messages might add a special folder for annoying international texts
By Nickolas Diaz published
All around the world Google Messages is brewing up a feature to sort texts by their source.
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Samsung wants you to move to Google Messages, and it's for the best
By Brady Snyder published
Simpler sending Samsung is finally doing away with Samsung Messages in a meaningful way, and I hope it’s a sign of what’s to come for the duplicate apps in One UI.
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Not all messaging apps are equal when it comes to encryption
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
end to end The arrest of Telegram's founder has made people more aware of which apps are encrypted and which aren't.
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Ask Jerry: How do messaging apps use my phone's data connection?
By Jerry Hildenbrand published
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