Google is killing off SMS notifications for Calendar

In early January 2019, you will no longer be able to receive SMS notifications about Google Calendar events. The change will affect Android and iOS users. While Google does not give an explicit reason for killing off SMS notifications -- other than seemingly not wanting to offer too many means of receiving notifications -- the company says that users should not notice any difference because of in-app notifications. See also: Google launches Squoosh, an open source online image conversion app Google brings AI-powered GIF, emoji and sticker suggestions to Gboard Google: adding Dark Mode to apps saves battery The transition… [Continue Reading]