It used to be that if you used one particular vendor’s automation products or sensors, you were locked in forever. With today ...

Apple’s satellite features were originally designed for emergencies, allowing iPhone users to contact emergency services when cellular and Wi-Fi coverage is unavailable. With recent versions of iOS, ...

Texting has evolved over the years to become a better version, like almost every other piece of tech. The core idea is still the same, but now with plenty of features that give you more control over ...

Google and Apple today announced that testing of encrypted RCS messaging between Android and iPhone is now underway. Part of the RCS Universal Profile from the GSMA, messages between Android and iOS ...

Meta is at last bringing scheduled messages to WhatsApp, delivering on one of the app’s most-requested features. Here’s how it is going to work. As spotted by WABetaInfo, new references found in a ...

Real-time Find Hub location sharing is coming to Google Messages for a more integrated experience on Android. About APK Insight: In this “APK Insight” post, we’ve decompiled the latest version of an ...

Following in the wake of the original Golden Records, a new deep-space delivery hopes to introduce a ‘mostly harmless’ humanity to alien life Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get ...

Google Messages has required users to tap a button when they want to start a new group chat. Messages is now switching to a new workflow that treats new chats like groups by default. For one-on-one ...

UPDATE (March 17, 2026): The Google Messages app now has several new features, though they’re a part of the beta app, not the stable one. Google is testing yet another feature which is not yet ...

Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, sent sexual text messages to a former aide with whom he allegedly had an affair before her death by suicide last year, messages obtained by NBC News show. In a series of ...

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Bring more life and personalization to your group chats, by adding backgrounds to your conversations in Messages in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26. Here's how to change yours for the better. Messages is an ...