iMessage

IMESSAGE

Oct 17, 2022

Meta: WhatsApp Is Far More Private and Secure Than iMessage

Sriansh

In a new Instagram post, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg declared WhatsApp to be "far more secure and private" than Apple's iMessage. Zuckerberg shared an image of a billboard in New York City promoting WhatsApp'

IMESSAGE

Oct 14, 2022

iOS 17 Rumored to Feature Major iMessage Redesign

Sriansh

A new leak suggests that Apple is working on a completely new version of iMessage, which will launch next year with iOS 17. The leak comes from a Twitter user named Majin Bu, who has

IMESSAGE

Mar 25, 2022

New EU Law Could Allow Cross-Platform Messaging Between iMessage, WhatsApp and Other Smaller Services

Anu Joy

On Thursday, the European Union revealed its plans to crack down on anti-competitive practices among big tech companies. Armed with the Digital Markets Act (DMA), the EU wants major messaging services such as iMessage,

IMESSAGE

Feb 1, 2022

iMessage Reactions Finally Rolling Out to Google Messages for Android in Beta

Anu Joy

Back in November last year, it was reported that Android users could receive an emoji in response to an iMessage reaction. Now, iMessage reactions are finally rolling out to Google Messages with the latest beta

IMESSAGE

Jan 16, 2022

Why Apple Should Adopt RCS for iMessage and Why it Should Matter to iPhone Users

Anu Joy

iMessage has been in the news lately, with Google SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer calling out Apple for bullying users into switching from Android to iPhone. He invited the iPhone maker to adopt RCS, calling it the "

IMESSAGE

Jan 11, 2022

Google SVP: ‘Not Asking Apple To Make iMessage Available On Android;’ Wants it to Support RCS

Anu Joy

Google has been publicly urging Apple to support Rich Communication Services (RCS) for the past year. The push for RCS gained steam this week with Google SVP Hiroshi Lockheimer accusing Apple of using iMessage as

IMESSAGE

Jan 9, 2022

Google SVP Accuses Apple of Using iMessage to Bully Teens Into Buying its Products

Anu Joy

Hiroshi Lockheimer, Google Senior Vice President, criticized Apple for resorting to bullying and peer pressure to sell its products. He noted that Apple's iMessage lock-in is a well-documented strategy to lure and

IMESSAGE

Jan 6, 2022

iMessage Bug in iOS 15 Prevents You from Turning off ‘Send Read Receipts’

Chandraveer Mathur

Whether you find the Message app’s read receipts useful or annoying, not having control over the feature is far worse. Several iPhone users have recently reported a bug where even with the Send Read

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IMESSAGE

Nov 27, 2021

Telegram vs iMessage: 10 Reasons to Use Telegram Over iMessage on Your iPhone

Keyede Erinfolami

Apple's ecosystem can sometimes feel like a black hole: easy to enter, extremely painful to exit. And iMessage is one of the primary reasons why that is so. The company has kept iMessage exclusive

IMESSAGE

Nov 20, 2021

Google Messages Will Now Show iMessage Reactions as Emojis

Anu Joy

Your friend using an Android phone may soon be able to receive an accurate representation of your iMessage reaction. Code sleuths at 9to5Google found out that Android users could receive an emoji in response to

SECURITY

Jul 23, 2021

Researcher Claims Apple Will Have to ‘Re-Write iMessage Codebase’ to Combat Pegasus Spyware

Sanuj Bhatia

About a week ago, the iPhones of thousands of journalists, human rights activists, and ministers were discovered to be bugged with Pegasus spyware. A report disclosed that the spyware had entered the victims' iPhones by

IMESSAGE

May 20, 2021

iMessage is Currently Experiencing Issues [Update: Resolved]

Sanuj Bhatia

Just a few days after several iCloud apps faced issues, Apple on the System Status page has reported that some users are experiencing issues with iMessage. Due to the outage, some of the users are

IMESSAGE

Apr 28, 2021

Eddy Cue ‘Really’ Wanted to Bring iMessage to Android in 2013

Smidh

An Epic Games brief has already revealed that Apple executives decided against bringing iMessage to Android so as to keep users locked into its ecosystem. Now, the latest deposition in the ongoing Apple v. Epic

IMESSAGE

Apr 9, 2021

Apple Admits to Not Bringing iMessage to Android to Keep Users Locked In to Its Ecosystem

Smidh

It has long been argued that Apple has kept iMessage exclusive to iPhone to lock users into its ecosystem. Well, Apple has pretty much confirmed this in the court filings that it has submitted in

IMESSAGE

Feb 13, 2021

Best iMessage Tips and Tricks for iPhone

Parth Shah

iMessage plays an integral part in the Apple ecosystem. Exclusive to Apple devices, iMessage has been one of the strong pillars to drive people to keep investing in Apple's latest hardware lineup. Over the

IOS 13

Jul 2, 2019

How to Use Memoji Stickers on iPhone in iOS 13 in Any App

Khamosh Pathak

With iOS 13, Apple has democratized the process of creating Memojis. Now, any Apple devices with an A9 processor or higher can create a Memoji and use Memoji stickers. The new Memoji stickers are generated

How to Share Memoji Animoji To Any App iPhone Featured

IMESSAGE

Feb 10, 2019

How to Send Animoji or Memoji in Apps like WhatsApp on iPhone

Khamosh Pathak

Bitmoji's got nothing on Memoji. Except that its available everywhere, on any platform you can think of. Memoji's character creation, motion tracking, and face filters are all superior. But the problem is that

IOS

Dec 14, 2017

Emoji Bug in iMessage has Lingered for Several iOS Versions

Evan Selleck

As far as software goes, Apple has been going through a sort of rough patch, needing software updates to fix small issue to glaring security vulnerabilities. The latest discovery, as published today by MacRumors is

IPHONE X

Nov 26, 2017

How to Send Animoji on iPhone X

Khamosh Pathak

Animojis are just outright fun. To make and to share. If you’ve got a new iPhone X, I highly recommend setting aside an afternoon just to get to know your Animoji friends. Figure out

IOS

Sep 10, 2017

How to Manage and Hide iMessage Apps on iPhone and iPad in iOS 11

Khamosh Pathak

With iOS 11, Apple has redesigned the iMessage app drawer. It now shows up as a ticker at the bottom of the conversation. It’s now easier to scroll between apps and to pick and

IOS

Jul 6, 2017

How to Use the New iMessage App Drawer in iOS 11

Khamosh Pathak

iMessage App Store was one of the highlights of iOS 10. It’s been a year and the system hasn’t aged well. It’s not a thriving ecosystem like the App Store is. Yes,

MACOS

May 30, 2017

How to Disable iMessage Notifications on Mac

Ali Hassan Mahdi

If you own an iPhone and a Mac, you can sign into iMessage from your Mac so that messages can be sent and received right from your laptop. This eliminates the need of having your

IMESSAGE

May 3, 2017

How to Read a Message in iMessage for iPhone without the Sender Knowing You Saw it

Ali Hassan Mahdi

One of the great features of iOS is iMessage which lets users send and receive messages, photos, videos, voice memos, and much more. iMessage received a vast improvement in iOS 10 with the introduction of

IMESSAGE

Mar 31, 2017

24 Essential Messages Tips and Tricks for iPhone in GIFs

Khamosh Pathak

For a lot of us, iMessage is the primary way we stay in touch with our friends and family. But there’s a lot more to the Messages app than simply sending and receiving text

IOS

Nov 7, 2016

How to Enable iMessage Effects with Reduce Motion Turned On

Khamosh Pathak

iMessage Effects, both bubble and full screen, were some of the most fun elements in the updated iOS 10. But on day one, we discovered that they just didn't show up for a lot

IOS

Nov 3, 2016

How to Replay iMessage Effects

Khamosh Pathak

iMessage bubble effects in iOS 10 are taking over our chats. Slamming some text on the screen never gets old. Neither does sending not even remotely secret text in “invisible ink” mode. But what if

IOS

Oct 2, 2016

How to Turn on Read Receipts for Certain Contacts in Messages App in iOS 10

Ali Hassan Mahdi

In iOS 10, it's much more fun to iMessage your friends and families. Ranging from bigger Emojis to effects and stickers, you can express your words and emotions in a better way and have

IOS

Sep 29, 2016

iMessage App ‘Phoneys’ Can Help You Play Pranks on Your Friends

Evan Selleck

Sometimes a good prank is necessary, for a variety of reasons, and if you've been wanting to take advantage of the new stickers in iMessages to do just that, one developer has you covered.

IOS

Sep 15, 2016

iMessage Effects Not Working in iOS 10? Here’s How To Fix it

Ali Hassan Mahdi

One of the biggest changes of iOS 10 is the addition of stickers, large Emoji, iMessage effects and drawing tools to the Messages app. It provides a whole new experience to express your emotion and

IOS

Sep 13, 2016

iMessage App Store Goes Live Ahead of iOS 10 Release Later Today

Smidh

Ahead of iOS 10 release later today, Apple has launched the iMessage App Store. Available in iOS 10, the iMessage App Store will list apps and games for the updated iMessage app. Right now, the