Why does my iMessage say encrypted? iPhone users noticed the label, but it’s not really a new feature. Here’s why it’s ...

Apple changed the messaging landscape in 2011, enabling full encryption for its new iMessage platform from the start. It ...

The idea of iMessage for Android sounds like a pipe dream, and for the most part, it is. Apps like AirMessage and Bleeper do make it possible to get iMessage on your Android phone today, but they ...

Apple users can send iMessages without an active SIM — and it's the messaging service's best feature. Why can't Google offer ...

The universal chat app Beeper just got a lot more, well, universal. The company just unveiled the Beeper Mini app, which makes the bold claim to bring true iMessage support to Android devices. Even ...

Apple’s iMessage may come preloaded on every iPhone it sells, but this week’s news has confirmed that unless you live in the US, that’s now fairly irrelevant. This isn’t news—that iMessage has become ...

A new Apple patent application describes a way to transform an iMessage to a voice note. In this way, the recipient can choose to have your message read to them not in Siri’s voice, but in yours. To ...

Beeper Mini brings iMessage to Android without the need to sign in with an Apple ID or run iMessage on a server. All you need is your phone number and a Google sign-in to get started. After a 7-day ...

Forget downloading and possibly paying for a third-party flight-tracking app. Turns out, you can already track flights with ...

Usually, when my friends hype up Apple’s iMessage, all they care about is showing up as blue bubbles on each other’s screens. And, for most people, that’s good enough — they want to include all of ...