Today marks the Chinese New Year and Apple is celebrating it with a specially-themed iMessage effect.When you send a message saying ‘Happy Chinese New Year,’ the screen turns red, the text becomes gold and fireworks shoot out.If you send...
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There are a lot of cool things you can do in iMessage other than just sending text messages to your friends and family, but for your compatriots that use Android, you’ll want to skip these specific iMessage features, since they don’t...
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A report last week suggested that Facebook is planning to combine Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram messaging into a single, unified platform. During Facebook’s Q4 2018 earnings call this evening, Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that this is...
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With iPhone and iPad, particularly the former, iMessage is integral to the way we communicate. It’s likely one of the most used apps for a lot of us. Emoji users love it, but did you know you can easily use words to call up Emoji?
One of the...
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One of the best parts of iMessage is its seamless integration with SMS. One of the worst parts about iMessage is its reliance on looking like SMS in an app. I still remember when iMessage originally launched in iOS 5. With an 80+ year-old office...
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Need to talk to a customer service rep? There are many ways to go about it, such as through social media where you can usually reach reps via Facebook Messenger. You could also always go the old school way of calling them on the phone, or going to a...
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Rich Communication Services is what lets you use read receipts in texts or see when someone else is typing.
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Here at CES, Apple has trolled the entire electronics industry with a giant banner that reads: “What happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone.” It’s clever and designed to spark discussion, but it’s also important because it once again...
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Patrick Gates, Apple's senior director of engineering for iCloud, FaceTime, and iMessage, is leaving the company to join a stealth startup called Humane, reports The Information.
Gates has been with Apple for close to 14 years, and he took over...
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One of the more interesting storylines out of Google in 2018 was the continued fractured nature of the company's overall strategy when it comes to messaging apps and platforms.
Whereas Apple has the simplicity of iMessage, and Facebook has...
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Accidentally add someone to a group iMessage chat you didn’t mean to? Someone in a chat that’s spamming way too much? Luckily, in addition to removing yourself, you can also remove other users from a group iMessage chat. Follow along to learn...
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In its latest grab from messaging apps, Instagram now lets you send walkie-talkie style voice messages. Apps such as Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Snapchat, and iMessage have offered the feature for some time.
The post Walkie-talkie voice messaging...
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If you need to get in touch fast with someone who falls in the millennial demographic category, you're probably aware that you've got tons of communications options to choose from. Anything from email to Snapchat, iMessage, Instagram and the like....
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Google’s Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL will be getting iMessage style messaging on Verizon from today as Google rolls out enhanced messaging to the device. A Verizon spokesperson told the Verge: Verizon and Google will be rolling out enhanced...
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When exercising, the last thing you want to do is to get distracted with a phone call, iMessage, or some other form of notification. Fortunately, Apple Watch owners have a way to silence notifications while in a workout. Follow along to learn how to...
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Animoji is a really fun feature in iMessage on newer iPhones, but you can also send Animoji to friends and family that don’t have iMessage—or don’t even have an iPhone for that matter.
RELATED: How to Use Animoji on the iPhone X,...
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The texting and SMS landscape hasn’t really changed significantly in the past decade, save from when Apple introduced the iMessage. It’s not something the whole Android community cares about but a new technology known as RCS message is...
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Apple’s iMessage is one of the most popular messaging platforms around, and it’s a great way for Apple to lock people into its ecosystem. As great as iMessage is, there may still be times you need to disable or complete deactivate...
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There are many reasons to enjoy the Apple ecosystem and iMessage is high up on the list. Instant messaging that ties directly into iOS, watchOS, and macOS is a compelling proposition. Group messaging is a key part of that, too.
Being able to have...
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday singled out Apple's iMessage mobile messaging service as Facebook's "biggest competitor by far." (via CNBC).
The comments were made to investors during an earnings call for the company's third quarter...
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