Other new Android features include enabling users to star messages in the Google app, to find them more quickly in future, contextual emoji suggestions, Google Assistant updates, and Android Auto updates for cars. — Dreamstime/TNS
LONDON: Google announced on June 16 a series of new features to be added to its Android phone system, most notably end-to-end encryption for messaging.
In contrast to Apple’s iMessage system which had the end-to-end encryption for years, Google only developed the feature in November, and it is now being rolled-out to devices with access to rich communication services (RCS).
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