Google Messages is finally getting a mentions feature for chats – here’s how it works By Rowan Davies published 14 May 25 Google Messages could soon get the mentions feature it's been lacking for a while – here's how it looks.
Google Messages is getting another essential chat feature it should have had a long time ago By David Nield, David Nield published 13 November 25 Some users are seeing @mentions appear in Google Messages, but it's likely to take a while to reach everyone.
WhatsApp will soon let you chat with other messaging apps – here's how the company says it'll work By Hamish Hector published 7 February 24 WhatsApp cross-app messaging is on the way and we finally have a clear idea of how it might work.
Google Messages is getting another wave of updates – here are 8 you can expect to see soon By Rowan Davies last updated 13 May 25 There's a handful of new functions and features that could be coming to Google Messages very soon, including these 7 new additions.
Google Messages is officially rolling out its long-awaited ‘Delete for everyone’ option, but it comes with a slight catch By Rowan Davies published 9 May 25 It's official, Google Messages is rolling out a feature allowing you to unsend messages for everyone in a chat, but there are some setbacks
Google Messages just added a fun upgrade to one of its best chat features By David Nield published 26 March 25 It seems you can now trigger full-screen Screen Effects animations with emojis as well as phrases.
iOS 18 could be the ‘biggest’ software update in iPhone history – here’s why By Axel Metz published 29 January 24 Bloomberg's Mark Gurman has teased that iOS 18 will be “one of the biggest iOS updates" in iPhone history.
Sharing your Apple Wallet passes is about to get a lot easier in the next iPhone update By Hamish Hector published 8 December 23 Sharing tickets and passes between Apple Wallets will soon be as easy as sharing contacts with NameDrop.
Google Messages is preparing a new trick to get your friends and family to switch to RCS By David Nield published 22 June 25 Hidden code inside Google Messages for Android suggests you'll be able to invite people to use RCS.
Google may have just revealed when the iPhone is getting RCS message support By David Nield published 29 March 24 It looks as though the iPhone will adopt RCS sometime in September, October, or November this year.
Facebook Messenger gets its biggest ever update – including a major privacy boost By David Nield published 7 December 23 Major upgrades are heading to the Facebook Messenger app, and the roll out is starting straight away.
Apple Intelligence’s Genmoji is already a huge hit as custom emoji pack sharing goes viral on TikTok By John-Anthony Disotto published 11 November 24 Themed custom Genmoji are going viral on TikTok as users share Apple Intelligence emojis to huge audiences.
Meta is trying to make Messenger into a video conferencing contender By Craig Hale published 21 November 24 Calls on Messenger now support HD video, background noise suppression, voice isolation and more.
Android 15's satellite text messaging could trump the iPhone by letting you message anyone By James Ide published 4 April 24 A Google Message update could provide Android users with the ability to satellite message “anyone” in their contacts.
All your messages in one place: the new Besties app for Google Pixel will bring together chats from Google Messages, WhatsApp, and other apps By Jamie Richards published 11 February 25 Google is adding its new Besties app to Pixel phones, allowing users to centralize messages from their closest friends across various messaging services
WhatsApp just finally launched its much anticipated iPad app By Jacob Krol published 27 May 25 After many, many years, WhatsApp is finally ready for the iPad as it now supports Apple's tablet, and many of its multitasking features.
Google Messages will get a big emergency texting upgrade soon – here's what's coming By David Nield published 4 February 25 Google has promised to support emergency texts over RCS, and it looks like a launch could be imminent.
Google Messages is testing some useful upgrades – here are 5 features that could be coming By Rowan Davies published 16 April 25 Google is really giving its Messages service a lot of attention, and is testing even more new features - here are 5 that could arrive soon.
iOS 19 could bring new features to Messages, Music, and Notes By James Rogerson published 4 June 25 iOS 19 could bring animated album art to your lock screen, automatic translations to your messages, and more.
This new phishing attack targets iPhone and Android alike via RCS By Sead Fadilpašić published 28 March 24 The Darcula SaaS targets people in 100+ countries, with iMessage and other RCS formats particularly affected.
Google Messages now lets you send yourself RCS messages – trust me, it’s more useful than it sounds By Jamie Richards published 13 February 25 Google Messages has added the ability to send RCS messages to yourself, allowing for longer reminders and the quick transfer of photos and videos between devices.
Google Messages finally reverses an annoying change, making it easier to organize your contacts By Jamie Richards published 14 January 25 Put a face to a name on your own terms
Google Messages could soon tell you which group chat members have read your messages - and I'm ready to snoop like never before By Jamie Richards published 25 February 25 Snoop after you send
WhatsApp on iOS just got a big upgrade for sharing photos and videos By Mark Wilson published 4 December 23 Looking to share photos or videos on WhatsApp without pesky compression? The app just got a big upgrade on iOS to help.
iOS 18.2 is out today: ChatGPT in Siri, Genmoji, and Visual Intelligence are here By John-Anthony Disotto published 11 December 24 iOS 18.2, iPadOS 18.2, and macOS Sequoia 15.2 are now available with huge new Apple Intelligence upgrades.
WhatsApp has just dropped these 9 new features – including 2 that I'm not happy about By Rowan Davies published 11 April 25 WhatsApp has just rolled out an endless list of new call and chat functions, but two of them have really rubbed users the wrong way.
Apple tipped to give us new ‘Confetti’ iCloud feature, but we’re still stuck with a measly 5GB storage By Alex Blake published 3 February 25 Apple may be about to launch Confetti, a new iCloud feature for managing invitations.
The 5 best features coming to your iPhone in the imminent iOS 17.2 update By James Rogerson published 24 November 23 From the Journal app to a new Action button option and beyond, these are the top iOS 17.2 features.
Bitchat is a new private Bluetooth messaging app that doesn’t need the internet – here’s how it works By Alex Blake published 29 July 25 The Bitchat Mesh private messaging app has been released, and it offers some interesting privacy features.
Apple Intelligence's AI custom emoji creator is going to be even quicker and easier than we expected By John-Anthony Disotto published 27 September 24 We finally have our first glimpse at how Apple Intelligence's Genmoji feature will work in iOS 18.2.