If you frequently lock your Mac, or you allow guests to sign in to a special account, here's how to leave a message on the macOS lock screen for others to read. There are some situations where a Mac ...

If Apple's smart replies to Messages on the Apple Watch doesn't include the right answer, you can create your own. Here's how to set custom responses you can send from your wrist. As a companion to ...

I love replying to texts on my Apple Watch, but the range of ‘canned responses’ is quite limited. How do I make up my own pre-written text replies (for Messages or Mail) on the Apple Watch? One really ...

WhatsApp alerts you to all incoming messages from your contacts and groups using the same notification sound. Even though this sound is distinctive enough to tell you when a notification is from ...

Apple's iOS 17 is now available to download, and it brings major quality-of-life improvements to your iPhone. As Managing Editor, I lead CNET's mobile team, covering news and reviews on smartphones, ...

Rita was a Managing Editor at Android Police. Once upon a time, she was a pharmacist as well. Her love story with Android started in 2009 and has been going stronger with every update, device, tip, ...

Slack Connect DMs were unveiled last fall and now the company is rolling out support for the new feature. It means you can message partners, clients, etc. outside of your organization or anyone that’s ...

Windows Vista users: Make a custom message display prior to logging into your PC. While IT departments often use this technique to show legal warnings and network policies, you can customize it to say ...

The Mac Lock Screen is a land of wasted opportunity. My MacBook, for example, users valuable screen real estate to convey a message that anyone who’s used a Mac for more than a few days doesn’t need ...

Last year's software update, iOS 16, introduced the ability to edit or "unsend" messages you send via iMessage; Apple Pay Later; a major overhaul to the lock screen; revamped notifications; and Live ...