Max, a messaging and e-commerce platform, will offer everything from taxi-hailing services to electronic passport wallets.

While the upgrade is technical in nature, its implications are broad. If widely adopted, it could allow an Android user and ...

Apple's iOS 26.5 beta reintroduces end-to-end encryption for RCS chats with Android, bringing a big security upgrade to cross ...

RCS Universal Profile 4.0 adds support for interoperable video calls from messaging apps. is a senior reporter covering ...

Google has rolled out Android 17 Beta 3, marking the platform stability milestone where the API surface is finalized. This ...

Android 17 Beta 2 fell into our laps today, and unlike Google’s first build, this one is chock full of new features, including an all-new windowing mode that takes bubbles to the next level. In our ...

Meta is officially shutting down the Messenger standalone website in April. Web users will be able to send and receive messages within Facebook. As for users who use Messenger without a Facebook ...

Meta is shutting down the standalone Messenger website, according to a company help page. The website will disappear in April, though web users will still be able to send and receive messages within ...

Meta is shutting down its standalone Messenger website, the company shared in a help page. Starting April 2026, the website will no longer be available. If users still want to send and receive ...

Russia has blocked the U.S.-based messaging app WhatsApp, the Kremlin announced Thursday, claiming the Meta-owned company failed to comply with local laws. The move follows six months of pressure on ...

Russia on Thursday confirmed that it had blocked WhatsApp in the country. The Kremlin said citizens can use a state-backed messenging service instead. WhatsApp issued a statement saying Russia had ...