iOS 26.5 gave Messages app encrypted RCS, here’s how to check it’s working

Here’s how to check if end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging is enabled on your iPhone in iOS 26.5 and active in a given conversation.
CNET

Samsung Messages Is Being Retired. Here's How to Move Everything Before July

Staying on Samsung Messages past July means losing access to your texts. Here's how to migrate before that happens.

Samsung Is Retiring Its Messages App — What Galaxy Users Need To Know

Samsung is retiring Samsung Messages after 17 years, pushing Galaxy users to Google Messages as encrypted RCS texting expands ...

I'm backing up my Samsung Messages now - here are 2 free ways to do it

To back up your Samsung Messages texts, connect your SSD to your phone, open the Smart Switch app by going to Settings > Accounts and backup > Smart Switch, select the storage icon in the top right ...
WGAL

Random text message from unfamiliar number could be start of scam

TEMPORARY LOCATIONS. IT STARTS WITH A STRANGE TEXT MESSAGE FROM SOMEONE. YOU DO NOT KNOW. IT MAY SEEM LIKE A MISTAKE, BUT IT COULD BE A LITTLE MORE SINISTER. IT COULD BE THE START OF A SCAM. WE’VE ...
CNET

Is That Text Message From Your Bank Legit? How to Detect and Avoid SMS Phishing Scams

Phishing attempts via text message are getting more frequent and more sophisticated. Learn how to avoid text scams and what to do if you fall victim. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To ...
Android Authority

How to like a text message on Android

Social media has trained us to indicate approval with emojis. A like might be as good as a response in some circumstances on messaging apps like WhatsApp, but can you do the same with simple text ...