Open GoogleMessages on your Android device. Tap the account picture. Tap RCS chats. The RCS option lets others know you read their messages. From now on, when you send messages via RCS chat, you'll ...

In Dark mode, the background image also changes. Apple's default iOS 18 wallpaper dynamically changes from light to dark as ...

Free up iPhone storage fast by clearing large photos and videos from Messages app. Simple steps for iOS users to delete ...

If you've ever seen the dreaded "iPhone Storage Full" warning, you're not alone. Storage can fill up fast thanks to the photos and videos we capture, the apps we download, and the browser cache and ...

Apple’s Messages app scored a bunch of new features in iOS 26, including a new ‘Screen Unknown Senders’ option meant to eliminate spam texts.

It's the holidays, so my phone is abuzz with messages. The problem is, most of the texts I'm receiving aren't from family and friends. Instead, I'm inundated with offers for tax prep assistance, back ...

Apple Cash just picked up animated, iridescent stickers inside the Messages app so you can hound your friends for that dinner bill while being a little too cute about it.

Siri promises a lot, then trips over the basics. From web searches to texts, calls, and music, here’s what goes wrong and ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Updated on Dec. 3 with advice on other encrypted messaging platforms ...

Wondering how to make brightness even lower on iPhone? Here are some methods you can use to reduce your iPhone's brightness standard setting.

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...