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Google welcomes Apple's move to adopt RCS

Apple has promised to adopt RCS in 2024, and Google welcomes the company's contribution despite not adopting its encrypted extension for the standard.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 11

Apple's flavor of RCS won't support Google's end-to-end encryption extension

Apple wants no part of Google's addition of end to-end encryption to RCS, and the iPhone maker will instead work with the standards body to mandate a universal version instead.

Wesley Hilliard 2 years ago 61

iMessage blue bubbles come to Nothing phone — assuming you provide iCloud login info

The makers of the Nothing Phone (2) are launching Nothing Chats, which lets Android users who share their Apple ID send messages in the iPhone's regular blue bubbles.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 12

Europe asks if Digital Markets Act should apply to iMessage

EU officials are asking rivals of the tech giants whether Apple's iMessage should be subjected to the rules of the Digital Markets Act, to help determine the next course of action for the regulators.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 25

How to rearrange your iMessage apps in iOS 17

The iMessage app drawer has a refreshed design in iOS 17, but reorganizing it can be confusing at first glance. Here is how to change the order of your apps in Messages.

Nathaniel Pangaro 2 years ago 0

Google continues to awkwardly push for iPhone RCS integration in new 'Meet iPager' video

Google has taken yet another awkward swipe at Apple's iPhone 15 and iMessage with another video designed to goad the company into adopting RCS.

Amber Neely 2 years ago 37

Apple's iMessage gets a reprieve from EU digital gatekeeper law

Both Apple's iMessage and Microsoft's Bing appear to have been removed from compliance with the EU's Digital Markets Act while the company's protests are investigated.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 16

Apple arguing iMessage isn't big enough to be EU gatekeeper service

With just days to go before the European Union's Digital Markets Act designates gatekeepers, Apple is allegedly arguing iMessage isn't popular enough to be classified as a gatekeeper service.

Evan Selleck 2 years ago 40

How to set up recurring Apple Cash payments in iOS 17

The ability to send recurring payments is currently available only with third-party apps. However, in iOS 17, Apple Pay joins them by adding this feature in the Messages app, and here's how to use it.

Nathaniel Pangaro 2 years ago 0

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