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6 Google Messages features I can't text without anymore

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July 11, 2026

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6 Google Messages features I can't text without anymore

Samsung Messages never stood a chance.

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The Independent

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· Jul 10, 2026

Parents of Mississippi teen who died on July 4 trip beg for information as lawyer says ‘it’s not adding up’

The family believes text messages from social media apps had been deleted from his phone when they got it back, and they plan to employ experts to try to receive all the data they can

MakeUseOf

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· Jun 24, 2026

Text-message login codes are going away, and the replacement is already on your phone

You already own your next big security boost.

BoingBoing

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· Jul 1, 2026

Clicks Communicator brings back the physical keyboard for $500

After years of T9 texting on a Motorola Star Tac, seeing a BlackBerry phone with its comparatively ample physical QWERTY keyboard felt like a revelation. Texting and email had been a part of my job since the late 1990s. Being able to do both? — Read the rest The post Clicks Communicator brings back the physical keyboard for 500 appeared first on Boing Boing.

CNET

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· Jun 28, 2026

You've Only Got a Few Days Left to Save Your Samsung Messages

Samsung Messages stops working for US users this July. Here's the fastest way to move your texts and message history to Google Messages before the cutoff.

Daily Dot

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· Jun 24, 2026

“The Literacy Crisis is Screaming”: TikToker Says 50% of Americans Can’t Read Above a 6th Grade Level

Have confrontations resorted to familiar slangs rather than full sentences and words because of vocabulary? A TikToker weighed in. Sign up to receive the Daily Dot’s Internet Insider newsletter for urgent news from the frontline of online. The post “The Literacy Crisis is Screaming”: TikToker Says 50 of Americans Can’t Read Above a 6th Grade Level appeared first on The Daily Dot.

Mashable

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· Jun 25, 2026

Nothing Phone (4b) announcement incoming — but theres a caveat

More information about the Nothing Phone (4b) is coming very soon.

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Related coverage for "6 Google Messages features I can't text without anymore": The Independent — Parents of Mississippi teen who died on July 4 trip beg for information as lawyer says ‘it’s not adding up’. MakeUseOf — Text-message login codes are going away, and the replacement is already on your phone. BoingBoing — Clicks Communicator brings back the physical keyboard for $500. CNET — You've Only Got a Few Days Left to Save Your Samsung Messages. Daily Dot — “The Literacy Crisis is Screaming”: TikToker Says 50% of Americans Can’t Read Above a 6th Grade Level. Mashable — Nothing Phone (4b) announcement incoming — but theres a caveat