On Messages for Android, a blue dot or chat icon indicates that the specific conversation or contact you're talking to has ...

1. Use Android Settings to back up your texts to Google Drive Android can back up all of the data on your phone, including contacts, device settings, call history, and text messages, to Google Drive.

Android users are vulnerable to scams: SMS is one of the most common sources of phishing attacks and SIM swapping scams.

On an Android phone using Google Messages, visit the chat thread you want to leave. Tap the conversation's name to bring up ...