Blue bubbles versus green bubbles. In texting it's the difference between iPhone owners and Android phone users. Green bubble people can be made to feel like unwelcome party crashers.

The issue of "green bubble shaming" came up in the Justice Department's lawsuit against Apple last week. The tech giant says it plans to address the problem.

How to make green bubbles easier to read on iPhone Green bubbles signifying text messages can be tough to parse on iOS. A feature in settings changes the green color for the better.

That’s how Apple is expanding green bubble problems beyond the typical green bubbles. But iOS 17 will make iMessages even worse for Android users, too.

The green bubble vs. blue bubble debate isn’t just a tech issue The imagined superiority of iPhone users over Android fans is a social problem that can even affect children, says New York Times ...

Apple confirms the blue versus green bubble battle won't be over just because of RCS. The blue iMessage text bubble is meant to tell the user when they are talking to another iPhone user. However ...

But I digress: Green bubbles exist, and we still need them for texting other people. Not only that, receiving green bubble texts on your Mac or iPad can be essential for logging into accounts.

After years of forcing all users to message in the same old green speech bubbles, WhatsApp is now opening up its interface to new chat themes that can be customized. WhatsApp already allowed users ...

Texting between iPhones and Android will improve in iOS 18. But green bubbles are staying green.

Apple has confirmed that green bubbles will still be used for Android users in iMessage. This comes after Apple revealed that it will adopt RCS messaging in 2024.

Despite upgrades, green bubbles remain a designation for Android chats on iPhones. RCS encryption between Android and iPhone is not end-to-end, and carrier support still varies.