June 29, 2026 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Earlier in May, the Texas Attorney General’s office sued Meta for deceiving users on the level of security offered ...

If your iPhone underwent an update in May 2026, you might have noticed the word “encrypted” appearing at the top of some of your text threads. This actually isn’t an indication that anything has ...

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Built on Signal’s open-source technology, Radar Chat combines encrypted messaging with self-custodial Bitcoin payments via ...

After Apple released the iOS 26.5 update for iPhones, the iMessage app now says "Encrypted." Why does this text show up? What ...

Whether or not encrypted data would be put at risk comes down to one unknown: Would this analysis happen solely on the device? UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s speech on Monday insisting that tech ...

The day conservative activist Charlie Kirk was gunned down while debating students on a Utah college campus, the man eventually charged with his murder sent his roommate a text message, officials said ...

The new open-source project could serve as the basis for a future of apps with features as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs—but with added protection against surveillance.

Google is building a C2PA image detection tool into Messages that will show users detailed labels about how a shared photo was created.

Samsung Messages stops working for US users this July. Here's the fastest way to move your texts and message history to Google Messages before the cutoff. Omar Gallaga has covered technology, digital ...

UPDATE (June 10, 2026): The Google Messages app is now getting the ‘Tap to Draft’ feature. Read more about it at the end of the article. Summary: Google Messages is a messaging service from the ...