Messages' long trek to feature parity with other chat apps continues got a boost this week with the addition of emoji reactions ... iPhones or other Android users who don't have an RCS-compatible ...

You can easily create these emoji fusions within Android's Gboard and then toss them into your text messages or ... now do so from your phone's home screen. All you have to do is add the Google ...

Google released 'Emoji Kitchen', an expansion to Gboard (the keyboard app for Android phones ... may like Google Messages is finally getting a group chat upgrade it should have had years ago ...

Credit: Kafka Ibram / Shutterstock Finally some good news for iPhone and Android users in the same group chat. Emoji ... have tested relationships for years. Androids rely on RCS messages, an ...

Imagine emoji instead of a whole line of text from an iMessage friend “reacting” to your message. Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo If you have an Android phone, you’re probably used to seeing a ...

If you've ever looked closely at your list of text messages on an Android phone ... have RCS messaging enabled. RCS stands for "rich communication services," and it means you can use features like ...