We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. RCS has been a part o the iOS and iMessage bag of tools since 2024 with the release of iOS 18. Since then, ...

When deciding on a messaging app, two names often dominate the conversation: iMessage and WhatsApp. Both platforms offer a range of powerful features, but their differences cater to distinct user ...

Singapore’s police have directed Apple to act against phishing and scam iMessage texts that impersonate the government. Here are the details. iMessage texts ‘not easily distinguishable’ from SMS, per ...

The market for third-party iMessage apps has largely dried up, but Apple seems keen to keep it going. Over the weekend, the company debuted a new iMessage sticker pack for its Arcade title Sneaky ...

Apple today updated its iMessage troubleshooting support document to add a scenario that can occur in iOS 26. If you don't activate iMessage or an eSIM when setting up a new iPhone with ‌iOS 26‌, it ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Tech Editor, and has been covering tech news and how-tos for nearly a decade. His team covers all things technology, including AI, smartphones, computers, game consoles, ...

If your texts are falling back to SMS, try these steps to ensure that Apple's Messages app is properly functioning. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola ...

Most of us are familiar with iMessage. If you have an Apple device you’ve almost certainly used it. iMessage is the app that allows you to send texts to and from various Apple devices like the iPhone, ...

What I really love about smartphones is the extensive app catalog, which lets users try and pick between a wide range of options. If you don’t like how a certain application works, you can typically ...

Here’s something you may not know: Hackers can sign up for phishing-as-a-service platforms. In other words, there are businesses that put together a PhAAS software package that hackers can buy and run ...

Let's face it: iMessage and messaging services like it aren't just where we share memes, make dinner plans and chat with friends. Increasingly, these services are where financial advisors get business ...

Usually, when my friends hype up Apple’s iMessage, all they care about is showing up as blue bubbles on each other’s screens. And, for most people, that’s good enough — they want to include all of ...