Messages

Leaker Majin Bu has claimed in a tweet posted earlier today that Apple is working on a new version of the Messages app for iOS, which the company may release next year alongside its mixed-reality headset (via MacRumors). According to the leaker, Apple is developing a completely revamped version of the iMessage app, featuring a...

Messages will finally get the ability to edit and undo send in iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, features that have long been available with apps such as WhatsApp. After the WWDC keynote, Apple’s website provided more details on how the Undo Send and Edit feature works. According to Apple, “users can edit or recall a...

As highlighted by the folks over at MacWorld, a new bug in iOS and iPadOS is preventing users from turning off the 'Send Read Receipts’ option in the Messages app. With the 'Send Read Receipts’ option enabled, the recipient of a message can see the text underneath a message they’ve sent you shift from Delivered...

Messages on macOS might be getting a much-needed upgrade. According to a new report from 9To5Mac, Apple is working to completely replace the Messages app on macOS with a Catalyst version, which is based on iOS 14 code. The report states that Apple would bring the Catalyst version of the Messages app to macOS with...

Apple Support has shared a new video detailing how to share your name and photo within the Messages app on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch: In iOS 13 and iPadOS, you can share your name and photo—even your Memoji—with the people you chat with in Messages. You can share your name and photo with all...

Code in the latest beta of macOS Catalina found by a developer shows Apple could be working on Project Catalyst versions of Messages and Shortcuts for the Mac. As part of its Project Catalyst program, Apple is reportedly reworking Messages to be more in line with its iOS variant, introducing features such as iMessage Effects...

With the release of iOS 11.4 yesterday, Messages in iCloud finally was released, nearly one year after it was first announced at WWDC 2017. The feature allows users to store their messages within iCloud, which can free up space on your local device. It also means when you delete a message from your iPhone or...

Back at WWDC in June, Apple announced iOS 11 would finally bring iMessage to iCloud, allowing users to sign into any device and get all their messages. Deleting a message from one device would also delete it on another, while Message backups would be smaller thanks to iCloud storing the majority of messages. Now, it...

Checkmate for iMessage is Apple’s free app of the week. The game normally retails for $0.99 and is free for this week only. The game lets you add some competition to your conversations by allowing users to play chess against family and friends within the Messages app. Simply start a conversation with someone, select the...

Today, Instagram has released a minor update to its Direct messaging feature, adding the ability to send links directly in the app. Instagram is also adding automatic links to phone numbers and addresses sent through Direct, which can be very useful. Additionally, the update adds support sending both landscape and portrait images in Direct messages. Users can...

According to a report from Isreali technology blog The Verifier, FaceTime may finally gain group video call support in iOS 11. If the release cycle of the past versions of iOS is any indication, we will see the announcement of iOS 11 in June and the release later in the fall. The report says that iOS...

U.S. Thanksgiving takes place this weekend and Apple wants its users to get active, by teasing a new Thanksgiving Day 5K Activity achievement badge, plus limited edition Messages app sticker. The Activity app has been notifying U.S. iPhone users through a notification badge, detailing the achievement, which reads: Thanksgiving Day Challenge Earn this special achievement...