iOS 26 finally takes the shackles off copying text in Messages
It’s not what I’d describe as an everyday nuisance, but every now and again I need to copy part of a text message. If I’m on my Mac, it’s not an issue, but if I’m…
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Some Android users are now able to edit messages sent to iPhones
Apple announced in March that it would support RCS Universal Profile 3.0 in a future software update. That “future update” is expected to be iOS 26–either in September or soon after. RCS 3.0 will provide…
Meta’s Threads finally gets direct messages. It only took two years
In a recent Threads post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote that the company’s microblogging platform has started testing out a new feature: direct messages. Confirmed in another Threads post by Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri, DMs…
Report outlines changes coming to Messages, Camera, more in iOS 26
In just a couple of days, Apple will take the wraps off the next version of iOS, expected to bring a new look, a new name, and a couple of new apps. And according to…
Report details iOS 26 updates to Messages, Music, Notes, and CarPlay
While all the talk about WWDC25 is focused on the reported UI redesign, it’s good to know that there will be new apps and features from Apple. We’ve heard about the new gaming app, a…
How to disable math results in Messages for iPhone and iPad
Apple automatically performs math and offers suggested results in Messages for iPhone and iPad when you type in patterns it recognizes, such as formulas and units, after you type = (equals sign). These suggestions are…
Government email alert system GovDelivery used to send scam messages
An email notification system used by U.S. federal and state government departments to alert residents to important information, has been used to send scam emails, TechCrunch has learned. The U.S. state of Indiana said Tuesday…
Bizarre iPhone bug causes some audio messages to fail. Here’s why
Super-weird bugs in Messages are nothing new, but this latest one is a real head-scratcher: If you try to send an audio message with the phrase “Dave and Buster’s,” it won’t work. Why would that…
WhatsApp provides no cryptographic management for group messages
In contrast, the open source Signal messenger provides a cryptographic assurance that only an existing group member designated as the group admin can add new members. In an email, researcher Benjamin Dowling, also of King’s…
How to stop your iPhone or iPad from suggesting text effects in Messages
My 20-year-old didn’t like that when they typed “excited” in a text message on their iPhone, iOS automatically seemed to apply a Ripple effect, part of the set of somewhat pointless Text Effects that Apple added in…
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