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Verizon is shutting down Message+ in favor of Google Messages
Message+ was for a long time the default messaging app for Verizon customers. However, to support a more open messaging service, Verizon is urging users to move to Google Messages
Ahead of Verizon Message shutdown, Google releases guide for former Verizon Message Plus users
Ahead of Verizon Message shutdown, Google has released a guide for former Verizon Message Plus users to make it easier to transition.
PSA: Today’s the last day to ditch Verizon’s messaging app for Google Messages
The Verizon Messages+ app will stop working after today (December 9, 2024). The carrier previously extended the Message+ app deadline by a month at the last minute. Verizon recommends users switch to Google Messages for a better texting experience.
Verizon blocks messages in old Message+ app as it pushes users to Google Messages
The day has arrived, as Verizon has officially shut down its Message+ app on Android in favor of Google Messages, but users aren’t happy about the change, especially as the old app has blocked access to messages entirely.
Verizon Kills Its Messaging Apps—Try These Instead
Verizon has now deleted an FAQ about its discontinued Message+ and Verizon Messages apps. Verizon has said the apps would be fully shut down by today, though a quick search shows the Message+ app is still listed on Apple's App Store.
PSA: Verizon Message Plus shuts down today, time to switch to replacement apps
Verizon will fully discontinue its Message Plus app today. The carrier recommends that Android users should move to Google Messages.
FBI Warning—Do You Need To Stop Using RCS On Your iPhone, Android Phone?
This was the year that messaging was to become more seamless, not more confusing. RCS coming to iPhone heralded the start of something exciting and new, we were told, but then the FBI warned that ...
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Google Messages criticized for lack of full encryption
Google Messages' use of E2EE (end-to-end encryption) for messages and calls is causing confusion among users and criticism in ...
FBI warns users to encrypt text messages for cybersecurity. Here's how to do it
The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android ...
Google’s RCS Nightmare—Why You Need A New App
Rather like a slow motion train crash, while Apple’s long-awaited adoption of RCS was quickly celebrated by Google, no sooner had it launched than it was being criticized for its awkward security ...
FBI Warns iPhone And Android Text Users About Messaging Each Other: Here’s Why
As the threat of international cyberattacks grow, the FBI is warning of a danger that most people are probably not aware ...
Apple, Android users on notice from FBI about texts amid 'massive espionage campaign'
FBI and homeland security officials suggest the use of encrypted texts on smartphones because texts between Apple and Android devices are not secure.
How you can protect your text messages following FBI warning of massive Chinese hack
Encryption scrambles texts into unreadable code, keeping hackers from reading them. Without it, messages in plain text are ...
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Messages between Android and iPhone devices can be hacked, FBI warns
Texting has become the preferred way to communicate among many smartphone users, but law enforcement officials have warned ...