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Mar 13, 2024 · Were you texting someone when you suddenly saw an unknown icon in the messaging app of your Android phone? You might be wondering what the bell, pin, star, or other icons mean in the Messages app. Here is a detailed guide on the meaning of various icons and symbols in Google Messages and Samsung Messages app on Android phones.
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Apr 14, 2024 · Your iPhone, a device designed to keep you connected, offers a range of alert methods for new messages, phone calls, and notifications. Among these, the vibration function stands out.
- Verify that your cellular connection is active and has decent signal strength. Because Android and iOS can only exchange texts via SMS, MMS, or soon RCS, you need a working cellular link.
- Doublecheck the iPhone’s SMS and MMS options. Have the other person open the Settings app on their iPhone, then scroll down and select Messages. Two options should be enabled: Send as SMS and MMS Messaging.
- Scan your blocked contacts, and edit them if necessary. It’s entirely possible to block a person by accident, or block them out of temporary frustration only to forget later on.
- Update Android and its apps/components. If you haven’t checked for updates in a while, it’s possible that you’re using an outdated version of Android and/or its core components, such as Google Messages.
Aug 25, 2022 · Within the messages, you can react to any specific text sent with any emoji, reply directly to it, forward it to another chat, or star it for later (which can be seen after tapping the user's...
Dec 6, 2023 · RCS stands for "rich communication service." In a nutshell, it's a communication protocol developed by the GSM Association (GSMA), currently on track to replace the aging SMS and MMS...
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Feb 2, 2022 · As first reported by 9to5Google, Google has started to roll out a new feature to Google Messages app called “Tapbacks.” If you have an Android smartphone, Tapbacks will prevent message reactions from appearing as text versions of themselves that are sent as individual messages.
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Nov 17, 2023 · Even in 2023, sending a text message from an iPhone to an Android device — and vice versa — feels bare-bones at best. But in a surprising change, Apple has agreed that should change in 2024.