Android 16 could very well include a feature called 'bubble anything' that will allow users to transform any app into a floating bubble.

Beeper Mini is a new app that will people with Androids to use iMessage. It means Android users can send blue-bubble texts, voice messages, and reactions to iPhone users. The prototype was made by ...

Android's Chat bubbles are an underused feature that can revolutionise the way you interact with messaging apps.

But it’s what Link Bubble does with these links when you click them that’s particularly interesting. Let’s assume you’re browsing Twitter within its native Android app, and you see a link ...

If you have the feature enabled, an emoji will automatically be added to the text message you sent. What emoji is added will depend on the context of the text. In Google Messages, you can do something ...

So the next time your Android friend texts you a message with a blue bubble, it might not mean they’ve switched phones—it might just mean they downloaded a new app.

Apps pop up in floating windows and can be minimized into a little floating circle. Android supports this at the OS level, so any app can be a bubble.