Latest Google Messages beta protects users from spam text messages

Google Messages can warn you if a message is spam or a phishing attempt. — AFP Relaxnews

Google last week began rolling out Verified SMS, a feature aimed at protecting users from spam and phishing attempts, to the Messages application.

The latest beta version of Google Messages, the company's dedicated text messaging app, now includes a feature that will verify whether received messages were sent by an authentic business or not.