Apple Changes iPhone After 15 Years—Why You Should ‘Stop Texting’

Apple’s most significant change to texting in 15 years is nearly here. If you believe the headlines, messaging from iPhone to ...
CNET

Apple's iMessage Will Probably Never Come to Android. And That's OK

There's good news and bad news for iPhone owners with Android friends. First the bad: Apple will probably never bring iMessage to Android. But on the bright side, it doesn't need to. It's impossible ...
BGR

iMessage Won't Be A Gatekeeper Service - Here's Why I'm Not Surprised

iOS, the App Store, and Safari are all gatekeeper services in the EU, as is Apple. That's according to the region's first gatekeeper determinations under the new Digital Markets Act (DMA) legislation ...
Forbes

Sunbird’s Return Is A Timely Security Reminder For iMessage Users

Apple’s iMessage is making headlines again, as the blue/green bubble debate takes another twist. But these headlines come with a serious new warning for the billion ...
Gizmodo

Apparently, Apple’s iMessage Is Not a ‘Gatekeeper Service’ After All

Those blue bubbles were once the pinnacle of cool, but now regulators won't even give it a second look. Reading time 2 minutes iMessage, once considered an exclusive messaging service for Apple users, ...
Digital Trends

iOS 18’s new iMessage features make me wish everyone I know had an iPhone

Without fail, one thing always happens during the iOS segment at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC): I have a moment where I want more people I know to own an iPhone and use iMessage ...
Ars Technica

iMessage will reportedly dodge EU regulations, won’t have to open up

Android users’ hopes that Apple’s iMessage would be forced to open up in the European Union have been dashed. Bloomberg reports that iMessage won’t qualify for the EU’s new “Digital Markets Act,” ...

Apple Invites for iPhone adds 7 new features, including an iMessage app

Apple Invites has its second new version in as many months, adding seven new features. One key highlight is an iMessage app for sharing invitations without leaving the Messages app. Apple Invites ...
Android Authority

Beeper Mini is the iMessage for Android app we’ve been waiting for

Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android without the need to sign in with an Apple ID or run iMessage on a server. All you need is your phone number and a Google sign-in to get started. After a 7-day ...
Engadget

Beeper says it reverse-engineered iMessage into an Android app

The universal chat app Beeper just got a lot more, well, universal. The company just unveiled the Beeper Mini app, which makes the bold claim to bring true iMessage support to Android devices. Even ...
SlashGear

iMessage Activation Error: How To Fix It On An iPhone

Apple's walled garden of software and hardware products is what makes it extremely strenuous to try to enjoy devices and services out of this bubble. iMessage is a great example of a service that has ...