Verizon's Message Plus Shuts Down Today

Google Messages gets "Your Profile" feature: Here’s what it means for users
Google Messages is introducing a new "Your profile" feature, allowing users to personalize their displayed name and profile picture. This feature offers privacy controls, letting users choose who sees their profile information: contacts,
Ahead of Verizon Message shutdown, Google releases guide for former Verizon Message Plus users
Ahead of Verizon Message shutdown, Google has released a guide for former Verizon Message Plus users to make it easier to transition.
Verizon's Message Plus Shuts Down Today: Why It's Happening and How to Switch
Verizon Wireless customers relying on the carrier's Message Plus texting app will soon need to change over their phone's default texting app, as the carrier plans to fully discontinue it Monday. This change will likely be most noticeable to customers using an Android phone purchased from Verizon before 2022,
Verizon Kills Its Messaging Apps—Try These Instead
Verizon has now deleted an FAQ about its discontinued Message+ and Verizon Messages apps. Verizon has said the apps would be fully shut down by today, though a quick search shows the Message+ app is still listed on Apple's App Store.
Verizon is shutting down Message+ in favor of Google Messages
Message+ was for a long time the default messaging app for Verizon customers. However, to support a more open messaging service, Verizon is urging users to move to Google Messages
Verizon blocks messages in old Message+ app as it pushes users to Google Messages
The day has arrived, as Verizon has officially shut down its Message+ app on Android in favor of Google Messages, but users aren’t happy about the change, especially as the old app has blocked access to messages entirely.
Google’s RCS Nightmare—Why You Need A New App
Rather like a slow motion train crash, while Apple’s long-awaited adoption of RCS was quickly celebrated by Google, no sooner had it launched than it was being criticized for its awkward security ...
FBI warns users to encrypt text messages for cybersecurity. Here's how to do it
The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android ...
Google gives redesigning the Messages text box yet another try
Google is once again tinkering with the look of the text field. The redesign is starting to roll out for the beta version of ...
iOS 18.2—iPhone Update Is Bad News For Millions Of Google Users
Apple’s long-awaited iOS 18.2 update is due to hit phones from today, and while the real user excitement is reserved for a raft of new Apple Intelligence features, the build-up to this release has ...
How you can protect your text messages following FBI warning of massive Chinese hack
Encryption scrambles texts into unreadable code, keeping hackers from reading them. Without it, messages in plain text are ...
FBI issues warning about sending text messages with iPhone, Android phones
The FBI has issued a warning to all Americans sending text messages with iPhone and Android phones.
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Messages between Android and iPhone devices can be hacked, FBI warns
Texting has become the preferred way to communicate among many smartphone users, but law enforcement officials have warned ...
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Google Messages Unveils a New Text Field Redesign in Latest Beta
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Google faces flak for claiming that all text sent via Google Messages are end-to-end encrypted
Google is facing backlash for misleading users about the limited scope of end-to-end encryption in Google Messages, sparking ...