Texting between iPhones and Androids is better than ever thanks to this quiet change
iPhone owners can say goodbye to texts from Android owners that spell out their emoji reaction to a message. They'll just need to update to iOS 18.1.
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Meta's $19 billion bid to own messaging in the US gains steam — and AI could give it an edge over Apple's iMessage
Meta reached 100 million monthly active US users for its messaging app WhatsApp, and new AI features could help it better compete with Apple iMessage.
Apple appears to be laying the groundwork for a new moneymaking iPhone feature
The new iOS 18 will make iPhone 14s and later models less reliant on WiFi and cell connectivity — and that could become a source of profits for Apple.
Sorry, Android users. Green text bubbles aren't going away anytime soon.
Texting between iPhones and Android will improve in iOS 18. But green bubbles are staying green.
They were gonna text back. It's just that iMessage went down for almost an hour.
Apple's iMessage outage lasted nearly an hour on Thursday, sparking social-media reactions and highlighting its integral role in US communication.
Mark Zuckerberg's Meta wants to burst Apple's blue bubbles: WhatsApp is coming for iMessage in the US
Mark Zuckerberg is coming for Apple's iMessage. Despite billions using it, the Meta-owned WhatsApp has yet to gain serious traction in the US.
Apple shuts down app that let Android users send blue-bubble texts to iPhones
Apple blocked Beeper Mini days after it launched, calling it a security and privacy threat.
Sam Altman says his iPhone broke after being fired from OpenAI because it was overwhelmed with messages
Sam Altman told Trevor Noah during a podcast appearance that he was inundated with messages in the chaotic aftermath of his firing.
This app gives Android users the ability to send blue-bubble texts to iPhones — and Apple can't be happy
Beeper Mini is an app that gives Android users access to Apple's iMessage and coveted blue bubbles.
Apple is going to make texting between iPhones and Android a lot less awful starting next year
After growing pressure from Google and Samsung, Apple will soon support RCS texting, according to 9To5Mac, for smoother cross-platform texting.
Blue texting bubbles are coming to this Android phone — but there's a catch
The Nothing Phone 2 offers a workaround that gets you access to iMessage on Android.
Getting mocked for your green Android text bubbles to iPhone users could be a thing of the past in Europe if Google gets its way
Google and other telecoms companies asked the EU to make iMessage a "core platform service" under a law that could make it compatible with Android.
You can now fix those embarrassing mistakes by editing your WhatsApp messages and iMessages – here's how
Here's how to fix your text messages. WhatsApp now lets users edit their messages, but you may not guess how. iMessage doesn't make it obvious either.
FINALLY! Your iPhone will let you 'ducking' say exactly what you 'ducking' meant to say
When you want to drop an f-bomb in a text, your iPhone switches it to "duck." That's changing with iOS 17.
iPhone users will soon be able to send iMessages through their PCs
A small number of Windows Insiders are getting a preview of Microsoft's Phone Link for iOS, which supports sending and receiving iMessages on PCs.
Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone 16 years ago — look how primitive it seems today
Late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs introduced the first iPhone 16 years ago. While it was incredibly impressive at the time, it looks rough in hindsight.
Apple says its new iMessage can send an alert if a state-sponsored hacker is spying on your conversation — but both parties have to turn on the feature for it to work
Apple says its new iMessage Contact Key Verification can tell people who "face extraordinary digital threats" if their conversation is being breached.
Google uses 30th anniversary of SMS texting to pressure Apple over 'green vs. blue bubble' texting, says iPhones are 'stuck in the 1990s'
Google has repeatedly called out Apple for not adopting the Rich Communications Services texting standard over SMS, which was invented in the 1990s.
8 ways to fix iMessage if it's not working on your iPhone
If iMessage is not working when you text other iPhone users, you can try toggling your Wi-Fi on and off and doing the same for the iMessage service.
How to stop Siri from reading text messages through your AirPods
You've got three ways to stop Siri from reading your messages aloud, and you can find them all in the same menu.