Apple's iOS 18 arrives this fall: Here's how texting will get more interesting on your iPhoneThe recently held World Wide Developers Conference brought some new and exciting surprises for Apple iPhone users as the upcoming iOS 18 wi...
12 Jun, 2024, 11.59 PM IST
Big relief! Apple, Microsoft win exemptions from EU rulesApple and Microsoft secure exemptions for iMessage and Bing from EU tech regulations. The Digital Markets Act mandates tech giants to allow...
13 Feb, 2024, 09.51 PM IST
Apple’s newest headache: an app that upended its control over messagingSince it was introduced Dec. 5, Beeper Mini has quickly become a headache and potential antitrust problem for Apple. It has poked a hole in...
22 Dec, 2023, 11.28 PM IST
Google Messages takes a cue from WhatsApp, will soon introduce message-editing featureWhile Google has not officially confirmed this development, clues from the beta version of the app suggest active exploration of a WhatsApp...
12 Dec, 2023, 07.18 PM IST
Sunbird shuts its iMessage app for Android amid 'security concerns'Sunbird, the iMessage app for Android, has temporarily shut down its service over "security concerns".
22 Nov, 2023, 12.10 PM IST
ET Explains: Apple's RCS adoption and how it will affect Indian usersApple has announced its adoption of the RCS (rich communication services) messaging standard, which will be enabled via a software update l...
20 Nov, 2023, 03.13 PM IST
Apple gives in, plans to adopt RCS feature to improve texting between iPhone and Android devicesApple has said that in 2024, the iPhone will sport RCS messaging that is used by most Android phones.
17 Nov, 2023, 10.44 AM IST
iMessage, now on Android, courtesy: NothingCarl Pei has announced a new chat app that aims to remove the lines of discrimination between iOS and Android users. The company's latest f...
15 Nov, 2023, 05.40 PM IST
Nothing Phone to bring Apple's blue chat bubbles to Android in select countriesQuestioning the colour of the chat bubble stems from the fact that Android users, especially young adults, feel routinely isolated among a ...
15 Nov, 2023, 10.52 AM IST
Should new tech rules apply to Microsoft's Bing, Apple's iMessage, EU asksThe European Commission in September opened investigations to assess whether Microsoft's Bing, Edge and Microsoft Advertising as well as Ap...
09 Oct, 2023, 09.36 PM IST
Should new tech rules apply to Microsoft's Bing, Apple's iMessage, EU asksThe European Commission in September opened investigations to assess whether Microsoft's Bing, Edge and Microsoft Advertising as well as Ap...
09 Oct, 2023, 07.54 PM IST
WhatsApp, Telegram, iMessage & Signal: All the features launched in 2022This year, WhatsApp, Telegram, Apple and Signal were neck-to-neck with their tech updates.
15 Nov, 2022, 05.26 PM IST
Mark Zuckerberg fires another salvo at Apple, says WhatsApp more secure than iMessageThe Meta boss took to his Facebook account to slam Apple.
19 Oct, 2022, 10.46 AM IST
Meta starts anti-iMessage ad campaign to promote WhatsappMark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Meta, revealed the campaign in which Apple is criticised for only providing end-to-end encryption f...
18 Oct, 2022, 03.17 PM IST
Apple says resolved iMessage issues after third services outage this weekApple was hit with similar outages earlier this week that knocked off services like its mobile App Store and music streaming service.
25 Mar, 2022, 10.11 AM IST
Google Messages will now support iMessages emoji reactions on AndroidEarlier, when an iPhone user reacted to an Android user's message using an emoji, it showed as a text message.
23 Nov, 2021, 02.26 PM IST
WhatsApp CEO John Koum mocks Apple for copying featuresKoum tweeted his views several hours after Apple unveiled a revamped iMessage app for iPhones.
03 Jun, 2014, 08.30 AM IST