Latest about Messaging Apps
Apple bringing its child safety features in iMessage to UK and Canada
Apple has announced that it is bringing its "Communication Safety in Messages" feature to children in the United Kingdom and Canada.
How to use Messages mentions and inline responses
Your Messages app on iOS and iPadOS offers group chat features, including the ones mentioned here.
WhatsApp is tweaking its drawing tools for iPhone
WhatsApp is testing a new drawing interface and new pencil tools in the latest version of its iPhone beta app, according to a new report.
How to use stickers and apps in Messages on iPhone and iPad
Using stickers and apps in iMessage makes chatting with friends hella fun, so put your favorites front and center.
WhatsApp is finally getting full support for iOS 15
WhatsApp is finally getting full support for iOS 15, according to the latest beta of the app.
EU secures massive new competition law that will completely change iMessage
The EU has secured an agreement on its new Digital Markets Act, targeted specifically at companies like Apple and policies such as messaging interoperability.
WhatsApp's latest beta includes new iPhone UI tweaks
WhatsApp's latest TestFlight beta for iPhone includes a couple of user interface tweaks as the social network continues to make small changes to an already hugely popular app.
iMessage and iCloud experience yet another outage
According to Apple, both iMessage and iCloud Keychain went down for some users during the afternoon.
WhatsApp is testing an indicator that shows chats are encrypted
WhatsApp is testing a change that will show people that their chats are end-to-end encrypted.
WhatsApp is testing polls in its group chats
WhatsApp is testing a new feature that will allow people to place a poll into a group chat.
WhatsApp is improving its contact pages and you might already have them
WhatsApp is rolling out big changes to the way its contact pages look and you might already have them — the change isn't just available to those on the recent beta.
Google confirms long-awaited iPhone reaction in Messages, still sad about RCS
Google has confirmed it is rolling out new reactions from iPhone users when displayed on Android but says it still wants Apple to adopt RCS messaging.
WhatsApp's still tweaking message reactions, this time on the Mac
WhatsApp is currently testing a change to its Mac app that will give users another way to react to messages.
Someone put iMessage onto a Macintosh and it's just as cool as it sounds
Someone has been able to come up with a way to put iMessage onto a Macintosh and it works just fine — although there are some considerable hoops to jump through if you want to try it for yourself.
Going down: AWS may be struggling and yes, Slack and Github are down [Updated]
It isn't just you — Slack and Github are having problems and it could be related to a brewing Amazon Web Services outage.
