Discover iMessage features you probably aren’t using, from scheduling texts to Check In, audio transcriptions, and pinned conversations.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. It has been the tech story of the month, overshadowing the ...

Apple’s Messages app may have lost the global messaging wars, but in many countries–including the U.S.–it’s still an incredibly popular way of communicating. That’s why Apple keeps upgrading it. This ...

When considering text messaging, there are a few different texting methods to be aware of. RCS stands for Rich Communication Services, and it has been widely available on Android devices for a while.

Apple's walled garden may be unraveling following pressure from the European Union, but with features like USB-C finally coming to the iPhone, the consumers keep winning. Despite the release of RCS on ...

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 ...

iOS 18 is bringing major changes to the Messages app, with Apple adding Tapback reaction changes new formatting, updated effects, satellite support, better texting with green bubble people, and ...

There’s an even bigger threat to iMessage than the DOJ’s lawsuit, and it has Apple’s US market and its millions of iPhone users firmly in its sights. While all eyes focus on Apple’s struggles in China ...

You probably don’t think about how your messages are protected, but you should. I don’t know very much about what goes into war planning, but I assume that the communications infrastructure that ...

Apple's walled garden of software and hardware products is what makes it extremely strenuous to try to enjoy devices and services out of this bubble. iMessage is a great example of a service that has ...

iPhone users are reporting that iMessage is currently down. Although Apple System Status says that all services are working fine, people over social media – and BGR staff – are having issues sending ...

If you're an iPhone owner, you might be familiar with this experience. You're having a back-and-forth conversation with your friend over iMessage, when suddenly there's a lull and your blue bubbles ...