Google might finally make its messaging app more like Apple's iMessage

Google might finally be bringing its default messaging app on Android up to speed with Apple's iMessage.

No, the green bubbles (sadly) won't be going away, but Android users may soon have a way to exchange messages via their web browsers.

It looks like a future version of the app will include a web-based counterpart to the Android Messages app, according to code buried in the latest version of the Android Messages app that was unearthed by XDA Developers. 

The code hints at a QR code-based system, that would allow Android users to link their phone and PC by scanning a QR code. It sounds like the feature would support a wide range of browsers, as XDA found references to Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Opera, and Microsoft Edge. Read more...