Google is shutting off third-party access to its SMS data pipeline as part of Google Talk. Third party developers who apparently overwhelmed the system will no longer be able to use it. Josh Lowensohn ...

A username and password just won’t cut it anymore. Users around the world logging into Gmail have often relied on Google SMS pings to securely access their accounts, but that’s changing. Google now ...

After trying to perform searches via Google SMS Search last week, many users discovered that the mobile search service had been discontinued. In the Google Web Search Help forum, a Google spokesperson ...

Jules joined the Android Police team in 2019. He currently produces videos, creates art for our stories, and edits our podcast. Before that, he wrote features and news, managed our weekend content, ...

Google is implementing major new Play Store rules for how Android’s “SMS” and “Call Log” permissions are used. New Play Store rules will only allow certain types of apps to request phone call logs and ...

Google has announced a new Play Store policy meant to prevent intrusive Android apps from collecting call log and SMS information from users' devices. According to Google, only an app that has been ...