In the coming weeks, Apple will release the next big iPhone software update, iOS 26.5. If the beta releases are a guide, it ...

OS 26 brought a lot of new features to the Messages app, including an AI upgrade for an essential feature: search.

The iOS 26.5 beta brings back an option to enable end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on your device. When Apple brought RCS ...

Apple tested end-to-end encryption (E2EE) for RCS messages exchanged between iPhone and Android users in the iOS 26.4 beta, but Apple made it clear the functionality was not going to launch in the iOS ...

iOS 18.4 arrived late last month packed with a variety of new features, including an upgrade you might have missed that provides a fast way to open your go-to conversations in the Messages app. Here’s ...

iOS 26 finally brings native polling to iMessage, so you don't need third-party apps anymore when making group decisions. Whether you're choosing a restaurant, planning weekend activities, or settling ...

Apple is planning to announce several new features for the Messages and Phone apps on iOS 26, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In a lengthy report outlining his WWDC 2025 expectations today, ...

There are all kinds of ways to use your phone to help you learn a language of course, but here’s one you might not have come ...

Here's how to change a chat background in Messages on iOS 26, and what you need to know about the feature. 1. Open Messages.

A new message filtering system in iOS 26 could hurt political fundraisers by sending texts from unknown numbers to a separate inbox without notifications. While the feature is opt-in, some political ...