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.

Looks like it is the end of the road for Verizon's home-grown text messaging app — Verizon Messages. The app, which has been around since 2011, may not have featured in the list of most popular ...

OS 18.4 brings a big expansion of RCS support inside the Messages app, bringing improved iPhone-Android messaging to lots of new users.

Google Fi subscribers using an iPhone are finally getting the long-awaited RCS support with the iOS 18.4 update.

Previously, she worked at DPReview. Verizon’s previously announced satellite messaging service is now available to owners of some Android smartphones, the company said in a statement today.

Verizon has introduced its complimentary satellite messaging service for the Google Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 series, allowing users to send texts in areas without cellular coverage.

However, Verizon has not provided specific details ... of Google previously working on making it available on its Messages app, focusing on satellite support for emergency purposes.