While WhatsApp is preparing to allow for conversations across other apps, Apple's iMessage won't be held to the same standard. Apple’s iMessage doesn’t qualify as a gatekeeper service, according to ...

Apple is testing an iOS 26.6 security alert that warns users about malicious iMessages and lets them report suspicious messages. Apple is testing a new iMessage security alert in iOS 26.6 to help ...

Commentary: Apple traditionally waits for an iPhone launch to roll out splashy new features. But there are multiple reasons why adopting the RCS texting standard shouldn't wait. Apple’s Messages app ...

Those blue bubbles were once the pinnacle of cool, but now regulators won't even give it a second look. Reading time 2 minutes iMessage, once considered an exclusive messaging service for Apple users, ...

Apple is adding the quantum-computing resistant PQ3 protocol to its widely used iMessage, making it the most secure mainstream messaging app. The upgraded version of iMessage will start appearing in ...

The market for third-party iMessage apps has largely dried up, but Apple seems keen to keep it going. Over the weekend, the company debuted a new iMessage sticker pack for its Arcade title Sneaky ...

Apple’s iMessage may come preloaded on every iPhone it sells, but this week’s news has confirmed that unless you live in the US, that’s now fairly irrelevant. This isn’t news—that iMessage has become ...

Everyone has to troubleshoot sometimes. But what happens when the only way to fix your tech problem is kept secret?

An iMessage upgrade with post-quantum cryptography will make Apple’s instant messaging platform ready to fend off future hackers. Today’s encryption methods likely won’t be able to stand up, which is ...

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As Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering Craig Federighi proudly showed off a ton of new features for iMessage during Apple’s keynote at WWDC on Monday, the word Android never crossed ...

Apple has just announced it is going to support rich communication services in its Messages. If that sounds dull, read on for why it isn’t. Here’s what it means and what will change when—including ...