LOS ANGELES -- With its latest operating system update, Apple Inc. is poised to strike a blow to wireless carriers by making free texting more ubiquitous. The iMessage service, part of the iOS 5 ...

The feature-limited version of texting available between iPhone and Android will come to an end in about six months. Google let slip that Apple will fulfill its promise to add support for Rich ...

(NEXSTAR) – On top of the new AI-powered features Apple announced at its World Wide Developers Conference on Monday are several changes coming to the way you’ll be texting with the next iPhone ...

A clever new app that briefly connected Apple’s secure iMessage texting system and Google’s Android message service was effectively blocked by Apple just days after launching. The $2-a month Android ...

The long-standing divide between iPhone and Android users in text messaging has finally been bridged. With yesterday's release of iOS 18, iPhones can now send RCS (Rich Communication Services) ...

While I'll certainly use iMessage to contact people with iOS devices, I have far too many people that don't have iOS devices I still need to message. iMessage may induce me to reduce my text plan ...

The messaging experience is one of the main points of contention in the iOS/Android conflicts, which are as old as their parent companies. iPhone-to-Android texting is not very seamless, especially ...

Apple’s iMessage and Meta’s WhatsApp are no longer just chat apps, they are the default social fabric for huge parts of the ...

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

Apple's changes to iMessage in iOS 18 could introduce new text effects, which may include stylized text that could be sent to Android users. Users of iMessage will be familiar with the way the app ...

The FBI and CISA [Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency] are warning iPhone users of iMessage vulnerabilities, ...