iMessage

iMessage is Apple's built-in instant messaging (IM) service. It lives inside the Messages app on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. On the iPhone it works alongside — and often replaces — carrier SMS and MMS. On the iPad provides similar functionality, allowing you to send text, picture, video, voice memo, location, contact, and other types of messages to anyone else using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac.
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Is your iPhone not receiving pictures? Here's the fix!
By John-Anthony Disotto last updated
Is your iPhone not receiving pictures? Luckily there are a couple of things to try to fix this annoying issue.

How to use iMessage on Mac
By John-Anthony Disotto last updated
Messages for macOS is a great way to stay in touch with the people you know, here's how to use iMessage on Mac.

This little-known trick lets you track flights directly from Messages on iPhone, iPad, and Mac
By John-Anthony Disotto last updated
Did you know you can track flights directly in Messages? You only need the airline name and flight number.

What is RCS messaging, and what does it mean for your iPhone and iMessage?
By Lloyd Coombes published
Here's everything you need to know about RCS if you're an iPhone user.

This man's wife found his 'deleted' iPhone messages on the family iMac, now he's suing Apple over his divorce
By James Bentley published
A man’s wife discovered “deleted” text sent to a prostitute from his iPhone and he is suing Apple as a result.

Can someone else in your family see your texts? Here's the fix
By Christine Chan published
Wondering why your spouse, kids, or parents are also seeing your texts and you're seeing theirs? Here's what's happening and what you can do about it!

Apple is ruining people's relationships... at least according to Elizabeth Warren
By Connor Jewiss published
Elizabeth Warren posted a video where she says that Apple is "ruining relationships" thanks to the green bubbles they use to distinguish iMessages and SMS texts.

iMessage-on-Android app Beeper is back with a new owner, but it's given up on fighting Apple — for now
By Oliver Haslam published
Beeper, the company whose Beeper Mini app briefly brought iMessage to Android, is back after being bought by Automattic. But there's no iMessage this time, at least for now.

Sunbird is bringing iMessage to Android all over again — and this time it pinky promises it's safe to use
By Oliver Haslam published
Sunbird is trying to bring iMessage support to Android all over again and it promises that it's learned from last year's privacy and security farce.

Apple unveils a massive security upgrade to iMessage and says iOS 17.4 will make Messages the safest widely-used chat app on the planet
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple has announced an upgrade to iMessage encryption the likes of which no other platform has managed to date.

Apple's iMessage avoids EU regulation after a prolonged investigation and won't be forced to work with WhatsApp and others
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple's won its latest battle with the EU's DMA and iMessage will not be designated a gatekeeper after all.

Apple's refusal to allow iMessage on Android has it under investigation
By Oliver Haslam published
Apple's decision to block Beeper Mini has caught the attention of everyone, including lawmakers.

Strength in numbers: Tech advocacy groups contact U.S. department of justice and call for antitrust probe of Apple
By Terry Sullivan published
Can progressive tech organizations effectively fight large tech companies?

Beeper hits out at 'interference by Apple' and threatens to throw in the towel if its iMessage-on-Android app is blocked again
By Oliver Haslam published
Beeper, the outfit behind the Beeper Mini iMessage-on-Android app, says that it doesn't plan to work around Apple if it blocks its access once more. And it doesn't seem happy about it.

Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android again, but its workaround requires a Mac and is missing a huge feature its fans loved
By Oliver Haslam published
Beeper Mini has a workaround to make iMessage work on Android once more, but there are two big caveats.

iMessage for Android app Beeper slams Apple for "deliberately blocking" messages
By James Bentley published
Beeper Mini, an app that allows Android users to send iMessages, is being blocked by Apple and Beeper has responded

Beeper Mini, the iMessage on Android app that Apple shut down, is back — but for how long?
By John-Anthony Disotto published
Beeper Mini is working on Android again after an update to the iMessage app allows the service to bypass Apple's attempts to block it.

Apple blocked Beeper to protect your iMessages, no matter what senators might claim
By Oliver Haslam published
A U.S. senator claims Apple blocked Beeper Mini to protect its profits, ignoring the security implications of allowing it to continue to function.
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