As Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi proudly showed off a ton of new features for iMessage during Apple’s keynote at WWDC on Monday, the word Android never crossed ...

Messaging on Android has always felt like a work in progress. While iPhone users have long enjoyed the simplicity and cohesiveness of iMessage, Android users continue to juggle multiple apps, ...

Republished on May 20 with comments on new messaging deal in U.S. and news of WhatsApp’s largest ever marketing campaign as messaging battle heats up. It was all going so well — to an extent.

Back at the release of iOS 10, Apple completely revamped iMessage, transforming the platform from a simple SMS replacement to a feature-packed messaging experience. Now we’re into iOS 14.1, and we ...

One of the most visually striking updates in iOS 26 is the ability to set customizable animated backgrounds for your conversations. Users can choose from a variety of options, including personal ...

After years, Apple will finally let iPhone users set a custom wallpaper in iMessage chats starting with iOS 26. This long-awaited feature is part of the company's effort to make the Messages app a ...

Since iOS 26 was released last month, some iPhone users have had problems using iMessage with their phone numbers. Apple has now published a new support document on its website addressing the problem ...

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