iMessage

Following the PRISM scandal, and Apple's statement about customer privacy, Mathew Green, a cryptographer has decided to investigate Apple's claims over iMessage.

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Some users have experienced iMessage blocking out certain words

Three days ago some users faced an iMessage and FaceTime outage and as of this morning it appears another one has surfaced, according to Apple's iCloud system status page: To bypass iMessage, here are instructions on how to force send a text message. Tuesday's outage caused users to be unable to send or receive iMessages and...

If your friends and family haven't been replying to your iMessages or FaceTime calls, it's because the service has been hit with an outage for some users, as noted on Apple's iCloud System Status page: Below, the detailed timeline view shows the outage started just after 12 noon and has continued to affect some users....

Officials with the DEA (Drug Enforcement Administration) reportedly complain that iMessages sent with Apple's encrypted chat service are impossible to crack. An internal document obtained by CNET, reads "it is impossible to intercept iMessages between two Apple devices," even with a court warrant. The note is entitled, "Apple's iMessages: A Challenge for DEA Intercept." (more…)

A new Apple job listing posted today for Communications Application Engineer seems to indicate that the company is looking to make significant improvements to the FaceTime and iMessage applications in the next iOS update, as pointed out by AppleBitch. According to the listing, Apple is looking for someone who will ‘take the revolutionary iPhone to the next level’...

A brand new jailbreak tweak called TypeStatus is coming to the Cydia store, that lets you see the “now typing” indicator in the status bar when one of your friends is replying to a message using iMessage (via iDownloadBlog). Once you have the tweak installed on your device, you don't need to have the Messages app open to see...

iClarified is reporting that iOS keeps a copy of your SMS and iMessage attachments even after you've deleted them, according to several tips received from their readers. They've noted that iMessage attachments, which are saved in /var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments directory, are not removed from this location even after the original attachment has been deleted in newer versions of iOS....

In an update sent to its supporters via email, the Pebble team has announced its final colours for the watch and also announced the final product will support receiving SMS and iMessage notifications: iPhone SMS and iMessage Big news! We're proud to announce that Pebble now supports receiving SMS and iMessage notifications from iPhones and...

Back in February, a major security bug was discovered in iOS that allowed stolen iPhones to continue receiving iMessages, even if the SIM was deactivated and password changed. Now, The Next Web is reporting that Apple has fixed this critical bug in iOS 6 through a variety of checks placed on iMessage. The report points out that in...

iMessage, one of the most used native Apple tools for communication, is now a registered trademark of the Cupertino company, Patently Apple reports. (more…)