Users will be able to send messages via satellite in iOS 18

Apple is bringing more functionality to satellite-based features of the iPhone, with iOS 18 bringing the option to send messages to other users.

Malcolm Owen 2 years ago 5

Genmoji will allow custom AI-created emojis in iOS 18, and might resurrect Memoji

The Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18 merge with Messages to make Genmoji, the system Apple uses to create new emojis from simple text prompts.

David Schloss 2 years ago 2

Google obviously says that Apple RCS support will come in the fall

While Apple has publicly only said that it will add RCS messaging support to iOS later in 2024, a Google announcement appears to pin it down further.

William Gallagher 2 years ago 21

How to add and remove stickers as a reaction in Messages in iOS 17

Learn how to use stickers in Messages, including the new feature that allows you to place stickers as a reaction to individual messages.

Amber Neely 2 years ago 0

Goodbye, green bubbles: How to send blue iMessages from Android with Beeper Mini

It's highly unlikely we'll ever see Apple bring its beloved iMessage app to Android users in full, but thanks to Beeper Mini, it's now possible with only minor caveats. Here's how.

Andrew O'Hara 2 years ago 24

How to turn on Sensitive Content Warnings in iOS 17

Sensitive Content Warning is a new feature in iOS 17 that allows users to protect themselves from content that may be sensitive or triggering. Here's how to turn it on.

Andrew Orr 2 years ago 0

How to use Check In to share location in Messages in iOS 17

Check In is a new safety feature introduced in iOS 17 that automatically informs your selected contacts about your location when you arrive at a specified place. Here's how to use it in the Messages app.

Andrew Orr 2 years ago 0

How to use Catch Up in Messages on iOS 17

Group chats are now easier in iOS 17 courtesy of a new button that keeps track of conversations. It doesn't have a clear settings pane, though, so here's how to use it.

Andrew Orr 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

Hands on with all the new Messages features in iOS 17

We go hands-on with all the new features and changes coming to the Messages app as part of iOS 17, including a redesign, Check In, Live Stickers, and more.

Andrew O'Hara 2 years ago 5

Apple working on how to read back iMessages in the sender's voice

A new Apple patent application describes converting an iMessage into a voice note played back in a voice that the user has created with samples of the sender's voice.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 18

Businesses can now customize their Apple Maps info & more

With Apple Business Connect, businesses can now specify what information gets shown about them across all of Apple's services, ranging from Apple Maps to Siri.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 3

How to automatically delete two-factor authentication codes in iOS 17

The Messages and Mail apps on iOS can quickly become cluttered with SMS codes for two-factor authentication, but iOS 17 can automatically delete them. Here's where to find it.

Andrew Orr 3 years ago 0

Apple has its own social networking services, but won't call them that

After a few failed attempts at building wider social networks, Apple has hit upon a smaller-scale strategy that allows users to share items to the big social sites with ease, and on a more personal level as well.

Charles Martin 3 years ago 8

iMessage for Android would have stifled innovation, says Craig Federighi

Craig Federighi defended the decision to not develop Messages for Android, saying it would never get a mass audience, and had Apple done it, it would have hampered innovation.

William Gallagher 3 years ago 19

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