https://www.androidcentral.com/amber-alerts-and-android-what-you-need-know
https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/27/android-8-1-feature-spotlight-emergency-alerts-get-history-list-reorganized-settings/
Settings > Apps & notifications > Advanced > Emergency Alerts
https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/187293/how-to-see-at-what-time-an-sms-was-sent
To see the time an SMS/message was sent, just push and hold a finger on the message and press on the information icon that appears
https://www.pcworld.com/article/2884143/7-gotta-know-ios-and-android-text-messaging-tricks.html
For Android: Tap and hold the message you want to forward, then tap the Forward button. The text of the message will then be pasted into a new message that you can address to anyone you like.
For Android: Yes, Android text messages are already time-stamped, but you can still pull up precise info on when an individual message was sent, and to whom. Just tap and hold the message, then tap Details.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2019/10/24/google-messages-5-2-lets-you-set-chat-reminders/
Google Messages 5.2 lets you set chat reminders
https://www.androidguys.com/tips-tools/android-messages-tips-tricks/
For example, you can add a Subject to your text and mark it as Urgent. To do so, write your message and instead of pressing Send, long-press on it. This will have the effect of bringing up the Subject option on top of the text box.
Opting to add a Subject will make the text behave as an MMS, although the recipient should see it as a normal text.
Either you can long press on the conversation and then tap on the Block button that looks like a circle with a strike-through that appears on top.
Or you can open up the conversation, tap on the three-dot menu in the top right corner and tap on People & Options. Choose “Block & report spam”.
Android Messages lets you easily share photos and search for stickers when you’re having a conversation. But there are more options hidden in there which you might want to explore like for example:
If SMS is still your main form of communication with others, you’ll message list will probably get clutted fast. Android Messages gives you the option to clean up your inbox without actually getting rid of your messages for good.
If you didn't notice the button during setup, a prompt just above your conversation threads will ask if you want to remember or you can click on the menu icon just above the New Conversation button in the web app > Settings > Remember this computer.
Press Shift and the "/" key at the same time to view a list of keyboard shortcuts for Messages on the web.
