Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

iMessage on iOS 18 will reportedly introduce a new text effects feature. This would work separately from the bubble and full-screen effects that iMessage already has. Apple’s much-anticipated ...

Apple plans to add a new text effects feature to the Messages app on iOS 18, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. While it is already possible to send iMessages with bubble effects ...

Apple’s upcoming iOS 18 release is expected to be one of the iPhone’s biggest software updates ever. Today a new report highlights an enhancement set to be added to one of Apple’s most popular apps: ...

For years, the dreaded green bubble has been a thorn in the side of iPhone users. It represents a messaging experience devoid of the modern features we've come to expect, as iOS shunts conversations ...

Texting an Android user from an iPhone still isn’t as good as the blue-bubble life. But at least it’s not awful anymore. Texting an Android user from an iPhone still isn’t as good as the blue-bubble ...

Android and iPhone owners have plenty to celebrate after Apple's big WWDC keynote, which revealed changes to how messaging between the two rivals will improve in iOS 18. But Apple is still holding out ...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has reportedly started enabling Rich Communication Services or RCS on its latest iOS 18 beta, according to user reports on social media. What Happened: On Tuesday, Bloomberg ...

Follow Lifehacker's ongoing coverage of WWDC 2024. Apple announced plenty of new iOS features during the company's big WWDC 2024 keynote, from sweeping changes to Messages to a totally customizable ...