Pixi’s new iOS app turns text messages into interactive AR experiences

Forget stickers, GIFs, and emoji reactions. Pixi is betting that the next evolution of messaging is interactive augmented ...

Apple finally brings built-in drawing tools to iOS 27 Messages — here's how to try it

iOS 27 lets you draw and send hand-drawn messages in the Messages app with full Apple Pencil support on iPad.
Macworld

My 17 favorite iOS 27 features have nothing to do with Siri or AI

While it may seem minor on the surface, the iPhone’s next big OS release actually packs plenty of smaller changes that can ...

iOS 26.5: How To Make The Most Of Apple’s New iPhone Messaging Upgrade

The latest iPhone software introduced the biggest upgrade to iMessage in years. Here’s how to get the most out of it.
Lifehacker

All the New Features Coming to Messages in iOS 27

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. While iOS 27 might be focused on Siri AI, ...
iThinkDifferent

iOS 27 makes texting on iPhone faster, smarter, and less frustrating

The iOS 27 Messages update brings automatic message retries, faster syncing, smarter AI replies, improved search, and ...
Macworld

iOS 26 finally takes the shackles off copying text in Messages

It’s not what I’d describe as an everyday nuisance, but every now and again I need to copy part of a text message. If I’m on my Mac, it’s not an issue, but if I’m using my iPhone it is. The way it ...

WhatsApp continues testing "view once" text messages on iOS

Testing on Android started a few weeks ago. WhatsApp has started testing "view once" messages on iOS. As the name implies, ...
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Apple Is Quietly Giving iMessage a Simple But Useful New Ability

When iOS 26 rolls out this fall, it will deliver several highly anticipated new features to your iPhone’s Messages app. At June’s WWDC, Apple revealed that the Messages app will get typing indicators ...