With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. The Android additions include editing your ...

I use my iPhone’s stock Messages app all day, every day, to communicate with my partner, friends, and family. As such, I’m always messing around with features like stickers, animated GIFs, and Apple ...

You will soon be able to send and receive texts via satellite, Apple said Monday. In addition, the Messages app will also support message scheduling, plus reacting to texts with any emoji. “Now you ...

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today reported on a few additional features to expect from the Messages app in iOS 18. One of the perhaps most requested messaging changes will be an upgrade to the Tapbacks ...

In iOS 18, Apple has added several new features to its Messages app, one being the ability to add neat text effects to your messages to make them more expressive. The new animated text effects can be ...

Four in 10 Americans believe a text feels naked without an emoji, according to new research. The survey of 2,000 Americans (aged 21+) revealed 41% of respondents believe a message needs to include an ...

The revamp adds RCS texting, a redesigned Photos app, new emoji text reactions, and more. Here’s how to get access. Upgrading to the latest iPhone OS tends to improve the performance, security, and ...

Animated emoji within Google Messages were first spotted by Reddit user BruthaBeige and subsequently shared on the Google Messages subreddit. Android expert Mishaal Rahman also received a tip about ...

Google Messages recently introduced a new way to trigger Screen Effects by sending a pair of emojis in chats. The app is now testing the ability to trigger Screen Effects with a single emoji in the ...

The cool-looking emoji reaction is one of the most popular features of Telegram, and it is now available on Google Messages as well. The competitor Apple’s iMessage already had it for a long time.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As institutions increasingly make use of clinical texting applications, emoji and emoticons have become a common ...