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Google Messages Lets Users Edit Cross Platform RCS Messages to iPhone Users: Report
Google Messages is reportedly testing a new feature: editing RCS chats sent from Android to iPhone. While iMessage and Android-to-Android RCS chats already allow edits, this cross-platform capability appears imminent. iPhone users still cannot edit RCS messages sent to Android, and this might require action on Apple's part.
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iOS 26 to Bring Message Translation, Animated Lock Screen Album Artwork and Revamped CarPlay UI: Report
iOS 26 will be unveiled at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2025), and leaked details about the upcoming OS update indicates that new features will be announced for Apple's built-in applications, such as Apple Music, Messages, Notes, and CarPlay.
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Cybercriminals Offer Access to 'Lucid' Phishing Platform to Target iPhone, Android Phones in 88 Countries
Cybercriminals are exploiting the 'Lucid' phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform to send phishing messages via iMessage and RCS chats, according to researchers. Using device farms of iPhone and Android smartphones, these phishing messages evade SMS spam filters due to end-to-end encryption. Licences for Lucid are reportedly being sold on Telegram, ...
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Apple Upgrades iMessage With PQ3 Quantum Computer-Resistant Encryption Protocol
Apple is updating iMessage with a PQ3 new cryptographic protocol to protect users from sophisticated attacks using quantum computers. According to Apple, the new encryption protocol could protect users from scenarios where encrypted data has been stored, only to be decrypted using a quantum computer at a later date.
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Apple iMessage, Microsoft Edge and Bing Dodge EU’s Big Tech Crackdown
Apple and Microsoft have managed to dodge strict new European Union rules reining in Big Tech platforms for iMessage and Bing, respectively. Both firms would have been obliged to adapt their services to meet a swathe of new obligations and prohibitions in the EU.
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How A 16-Year-Old US Boy Landed Apple In Legal Trouble
James Gill found a way to make texting between iPhones and Androids easier, breaking down the barriers between the blue-bubble and green-bubble users.
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Beeper Takes Down Beeper Mini App From Google Play Store After iMessage Saga: Report
Beeper Mini has been involved in a long-running saga of promising to facilitate iMessage to Android users, getting blocked by Apple, and finding repeated workarounds to make the service work. The messaging platform seems to be running out of options now, as the Beeper Mini app has reportedly been removed from Google Play Store.
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Beeper Says Its Efforts to Bring iMessage to Android Is ‘Unsustainable’ After Providing Jailbroken iPhone Fix
Beeper, the messaging platform that has fought hard to bring Apple’s iMessage to Android phones, seems to have released a final update for its service. After multiple attempts at making iMessage work on Android devices reliably, with workarounds that involved users accessing a Mac, Beeper has said its efforts to bring the popular messaging servic...
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Beeper Mini Now Requires Users to Access a Mac to Send Blue Bubble iMessage Texts From Android
Beeper Mini has had a busy two weeks. The messaging app first introduced iMessage support on Android phones without the need for an Apple ID earlier this month. Then, Apple sprang into action and blocked the company’s iMessage service citing security concerns. Beeper scrambled to get iMessages working on Android, eventually resuming service with ...
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Beeper Mini Resumes iMessage Service on Android Phones With Some Changes
Beeper Mini was released last week to allow Android users to access Apple's iMessage service for a small monthly fee. Three days after its launch Apple blocked the service citing privacy and security concerns. Now Beeper said that its services have now resumed, although it comes with some considerable changes.
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Apple Blocks Beeper Mini's iMessage Service Citing Security Concerns; Beeper Tries to Get App Running Again
Beeper Mini was recently released as an Android application that helped users access Apple's iMessage service for a small monthly fee. But soon after its launch, the app faced an outage. Apple confirmed that it blocked the service citing privacy and security concerns. Beeper, however, claims that the service is safe and is working towards getting t...
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Beeper Mini Brings iMessage Support to Android Phones, Works Without Apple ID: How It Works
Beeper Mini was launched on Tuesday as a new messaging app bringing iMessage to Android smartphones. The new app from Beeper seems to avoid most of those privacy issues as it works locally on a user's smartphones and can even function without an Apple ID, according to the company.
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iOS 17.2 RC, macOS Sonoma 14.2 RC With New Features Rolled Out to Testers
iOS 17.2 RC and macOS Sonoma 14.2 RC have been released to beta testers. Apple's upcoming operating systems for iPhone brings the Journal app on iOS while both iOS and macOS will get Contact Key Verification for iMessage along with two new features for Apple Music. The final versions of these updates are expected to roll out on the stable channel ...
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Nothing Chats Partner Sunbird Informs Users of Temporary Shutdown Amid Reports of Security Issues
Sunbird, the service provider used by Nothing Chats, has temporarily shut down its messaging platform following reports of several security issues affecting the platform. Users of the Sunbird app have received a message stating that the company would provide additional information in the future, and that access was being put on hold.
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Apple Finally Agrees to Bring RCS Support to iPhone Next Year
Apple is reportedly working towards improving the texting experience between iPhone and Android devices by adopting the RCS (Rich Communication Services) protocol in 2024. The new RCS standard will work alongside iMessage and bring several messaging features including read receipts, typing indicators, the ability to share high-quality images and vi...
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Google Messages Lets Users Edit Cross Platform RCS Messages to iPhone Users: Report
Google Messages is reportedly testing a new feature: editing RCS chats sent from Android to iPhone. While iMessage and Android-to-Android RCS chats already allow edits, this cross-platform capability appears imminent. iPhone users still cannot edit RCS messages sent to Android, and this might require action on Apple's part.
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iOS 26 to Bring Message Translation, Animated Lock Screen Album Artwork and Revamped CarPlay UI: Report
iOS 26 will be unveiled at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC 2025), and leaked details about the upcoming OS update indicates that new features will be announced for Apple's built-in applications, such as Apple Music, Messages, Notes, and CarPlay.
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Cybercriminals Offer Access to 'Lucid' Phishing Platform to Target iPhone, Android Phones in 88 Countries
Cybercriminals are exploiting the 'Lucid' phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform to send phishing messages via iMessage and RCS chats, according to researchers. Using device farms of iPhone and Android smartphones, these phishing messages evade SMS spam filters due to end-to-end encryption. Licences for Lucid are reportedly being sold on Telegram, ...
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Apple Upgrades iMessage With PQ3 Quantum Computer-Resistant Encryption Protocol
Apple is updating iMessage with a PQ3 new cryptographic protocol to protect users from sophisticated attacks using quantum computers. According to Apple, the new encryption protocol could protect users from scenarios where encrypted data has been stored, only to be decrypted using a quantum computer at a later date.
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Apple iMessage, Microsoft Edge and Bing Dodge EU’s Big Tech Crackdown
Apple and Microsoft have managed to dodge strict new European Union rules reining in Big Tech platforms for iMessage and Bing, respectively. Both firms would have been obliged to adapt their services to meet a swathe of new obligations and prohibitions in the EU.
-
How A 16-Year-Old US Boy Landed Apple In Legal Trouble
James Gill found a way to make texting between iPhones and Androids easier, breaking down the barriers between the blue-bubble and green-bubble users.
-
Beeper Takes Down Beeper Mini App From Google Play Store After iMessage Saga: Report
Beeper Mini has been involved in a long-running saga of promising to facilitate iMessage to Android users, getting blocked by Apple, and finding repeated workarounds to make the service work. The messaging platform seems to be running out of options now, as the Beeper Mini app has reportedly been removed from Google Play Store.
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Beeper Says Its Efforts to Bring iMessage to Android Is ‘Unsustainable’ After Providing Jailbroken iPhone Fix
Beeper, the messaging platform that has fought hard to bring Apple’s iMessage to Android phones, seems to have released a final update for its service. After multiple attempts at making iMessage work on Android devices reliably, with workarounds that involved users accessing a Mac, Beeper has said its efforts to bring the popular messaging servic...
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Beeper Mini Now Requires Users to Access a Mac to Send Blue Bubble iMessage Texts From Android
Beeper Mini has had a busy two weeks. The messaging app first introduced iMessage support on Android phones without the need for an Apple ID earlier this month. Then, Apple sprang into action and blocked the company’s iMessage service citing security concerns. Beeper scrambled to get iMessages working on Android, eventually resuming service with ...
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Beeper Mini Resumes iMessage Service on Android Phones With Some Changes
Beeper Mini was released last week to allow Android users to access Apple's iMessage service for a small monthly fee. Three days after its launch Apple blocked the service citing privacy and security concerns. Now Beeper said that its services have now resumed, although it comes with some considerable changes.
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Apple Blocks Beeper Mini's iMessage Service Citing Security Concerns; Beeper Tries to Get App Running Again
Beeper Mini was recently released as an Android application that helped users access Apple's iMessage service for a small monthly fee. But soon after its launch, the app faced an outage. Apple confirmed that it blocked the service citing privacy and security concerns. Beeper, however, claims that the service is safe and is working towards getting t...
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Beeper Mini Brings iMessage Support to Android Phones, Works Without Apple ID: How It Works
Beeper Mini was launched on Tuesday as a new messaging app bringing iMessage to Android smartphones. The new app from Beeper seems to avoid most of those privacy issues as it works locally on a user's smartphones and can even function without an Apple ID, according to the company.
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iOS 17.2 RC, macOS Sonoma 14.2 RC With New Features Rolled Out to Testers
iOS 17.2 RC and macOS Sonoma 14.2 RC have been released to beta testers. Apple's upcoming operating systems for iPhone brings the Journal app on iOS while both iOS and macOS will get Contact Key Verification for iMessage along with two new features for Apple Music. The final versions of these updates are expected to roll out on the stable channel ...
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Nothing Chats Partner Sunbird Informs Users of Temporary Shutdown Amid Reports of Security Issues
Sunbird, the service provider used by Nothing Chats, has temporarily shut down its messaging platform following reports of several security issues affecting the platform. Users of the Sunbird app have received a message stating that the company would provide additional information in the future, and that access was being put on hold.
-
Apple Finally Agrees to Bring RCS Support to iPhone Next Year
Apple is reportedly working towards improving the texting experience between iPhone and Android devices by adopting the RCS (Rich Communication Services) protocol in 2024. The new RCS standard will work alongside iMessage and bring several messaging features including read receipts, typing indicators, the ability to share high-quality images and vi...
