Digital legacy features make it easier to transfer account access to family members without sharing passwords up front. I'll show you how to get set up in minutes.

The new feature, which is meant to increase security and privacy, isn't available to all iPhone users.

If you downloaded iOS 26.5, your device can now access the secure messaging protocol as long as your carrier supports it.

Apple’s iOS 26.5 update introduces end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging between iPhone and Android users, improving privacy and cross-platform communication security.

Updated on May 12 as Apple’s new messaging update goes live. It’s finally here — almost. Almost 18-months after the FBI ...

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TikTok looks to be taking on popular messaging services like Meta’s WhatsApp and Apple’s Messages, as the company announced on Monday that it’s adding group chats to its platform. You can now create ...

WhatsApp is launching Incognito Chat with Meta AI, giving users private AI conversations that even Meta says it cannot access ...

Shortly after its addition of direct messages this summer, Instagram Threads is adding support for group messaging with up to 50 people. The Meta-owned competitor to X, which now has more than 400 ...

RCS is the modern upgrade to SMS and MMS, bringing better photos, read receipts, typing indicators, group chats, and growing iPhone-Android support in 2026.

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clerk Chat, the next-generation customer experience platform, today announced a groundbreaking launch with Google, Verizon, T-Mobile and AT&T to deliver the interactive ...

Instagram has ceased support for end-to-end encryption in direct messages as of May 8, 2026, discontinuing the feature that ...