Apple's changes to iMessage in iOS 18 could introduce new text effects, which may include stylized text that could be sent to Android users. Users of iMessage will be familiar with the way the app ...

Text messaging has evolved a lot since the first text message was sent in December 1992. United States mobile users sent around 2 trillion text messages in 2021, according to the website Statista.

Apple plans to add a new text effects feature to the Messages app on iOS 18, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. While it is already possible to send iMessages with bubble effects ...

Your friend just texted you on your iPhone. But how do you really know it's him? According to a well-known Apple hacker, you can't. According to Apple, you should be using the Apple-only iMessage ...

It is frustrating to see reactions spelled out for you instead of seeing its emoji equivalent, as modern-day texting got accustomed to these days. That is the case of iPhone iMessages when sending out ...

The recent WWDC 2024 introduced massive features for the iOS 18, and one of these nifty experiences is the ability to schedule messages via iMessage to contacts. It offers a way never to forget to ...

A new Apple patent application describes a way to transform an iMessage to a voice note. In this way, the recipient can choose to have your message read to them not in Siri’s voice, but in yours. To ...

A clever iPhone hack lets you type some texts much faster. Better yet, it works on iMessage and WhatsApp too – so you can seriously upgrade your texting game. Texting can take up a lot of time, ...

The first time I was texting with a friend and got a message informing me that they “liked” my message, I was wondering if Facebook had somehow invaded SMS. The second time I realized that this is ...

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Manuel Vonau was Android Police's Google Editor until April 2024, with expertise in Android, Chrome, Pixels, and other Google products. For five years, he covered tech news and reviewed devices after ...

Beeper Mini, the Android app born from a reverse-engineering of Apple's iMessage service, is purportedly working again as of Monday afternoon after a launch last week that drew more than 100,000 users ...