The Google Messages tag page on CellularNews collects our library of guides and how-tos focused on the default texting app for most Android phones. This page is for anyone who uses Google Messages or a Samsung Messages app and wants to get more control over their texting experience, fix a problem, or understand a feature they have noticed on their screen.
The articles here fall into a few clear themes. One major group helps you manage your message history and conversations: you can learn how to recover deleted texts on Android, how to unsend a text you just sent, and how to delete old phone messages. Another set of articles focuses on the modern messaging features that have changed how we text, such as how to enable RCS messaging on any carrier, how to turn off read receipts when you want privacy, and how to react to texts with a like or an emoji. A third group solves common visual mysteries, explaining what the blue dot near the phone icon means and what the blue dot on an Android text signifies.
Specific topics covered include scheduling a text message for later, pinning important conversations so you can find them easily, changing your message color, and creating a group text on a Samsung phone. You will also find practical guides on how to know if an Android user has blocked you, how to send pictures from your Samsung device, and what a spam account actually is. Each article is written to help you perform a specific action or solve a particular issue with your messaging app.
