Android is improving its chat bubble feature on large screen devices, pinning conversations to a new, more accessible “bubble bar” at the bottom corner. This new bubble bar remains discreetly hidden ...

Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

The blue chat bubble means RCS is on, but I'm still waiting on the lock icon that's supposed to follow it.

Blue text bubbles have almost always been associated with Apple. The easiest way to know if someone's an Android or iPhone user without even meeting them is by sending them a text message and checking ...

I never thought I could multitask like this on a phone ...

UPDATE (April 29, 2024): Custom RCS chat bubbles are now rolling out more widely for Google Messages users. Up until now, the rollout was very limited. Everyone should have access to the feature soon.

In a recent survey we put out for Android Authority readers, the new multitasking Bubbles in Android 17 were a big hit. The feature is designed to let you open up to five different apps side by side ...