On an Android phone, you can disable all potential spam messages from Google's Messages app. Tap the profile icon in the upper right of the app and select Messages Settings > Spam protection. Turn on ...

In January 2025, Google tweaked the design to make the circular background white. In no longer matching the bubble color, the read receipts stand out a great deal more.

Android already offers several on-device protection features. The OS offers on-device fraud detection to spot scams within ...

The City Council has pulled the trigger on a bill requiring the Honolulu Police Department to release timely and accurate ...

Google now uses AI in Circle to Search and Lens to detect scam messages, explain risks, and guide users with real-time ...

WhatsApp users can discreetly block unwanted contacts to regain control over their digital space. The platform offers two ...

Motorola Solutions (NYSE: MSI) and Google today announced a new innovation in emergency response: Android users can now share live video with 911 call handlers within seconds of connecting the call.

Using a handheld smartphone is illegal in 31 states, and texting while driving is banned in 49. But there are lots of gray ...

To protest age-verification laws, Pornhub is now blocked in almost half of the country. Here's how we got here, and how VPNs can help you get around these blockades.

It's never a good idea to spill your most intimate secrets to an AI chatbot, but there are ways to limit the type of data ...