For many of the best chat apps this isn’t a problem, since you can just delete the message for everyone. Google Messages isn’t one of those apps, but it sounds like it won’t be that way for long.

RCS should replace SMS and offer a better experience, but it faces spam issues. Google Messages is testing ... when you tap on a link from an RCS message received from an unknown number.

Google Hangouts, Snapchat and other platforms to try scamming you. If you get sent an unexpected message, it’s important you're sure it's legitimate. Read more about how to spot a scam message in our ...

Unwanted text messages, while generally not as annoying as telemarketing calls, can be very irritating. Not only do spam texts clutter your text inbox and distract you with nonsense notifications ...