The changes in Apple’s iOS 26.5 include end-to-end encryption for messages sent between iPhones and Android devices.

Apple's native messaging app is the obvious choice for your texting needs as an iPhone user, especially if you're seeped into the Apple ecosystem. There are, however, a few changes you can make so ...

Millions of Samsung Galaxy owners in the United States will lose access to Samsung Messages next July, forcing a migration to Google Messages that the company is already urging people to begin.

Former Samsung Messages users are reporting that some of their texts have gone missing after migrating to Google Messages.

WhatsApp now brings an AI-powered message summary feature to users in the United States, allowing them to instruct the built-in Meta AI to give them a gist of all the chats under a single topic.

Google Messages now supports Key Verifier, a security tool that ensures users are truly messaging the right person by verifying encryption keys. The update also adds malicious link detection and ...

Apple’s Messages app gets a handful of solid upgrades in iOS 26. Messages gains the new ‘Liquid Glass’ redesign that impacts the app, of course. Buttons have been updated, UI elements have a fresh ...

Google Messages beta (v20260306) is introducing the ability to copy specific parts of a message. Users can now long-press and drag to select text instead of being forced to copy the entire message.

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Meta Platforms Inc. is working on more proactive chatbots that can send friendly yet unsolicited follow-up messages to users on Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, without being prompted to do so first.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Janhoi McGregor (jan-eye) is a reporter who covers technology news. Google Messages could soon gain a major iMessage deletion ...