You Can Finally Edit Your WhatsApp Messages
In the early days of messaging, each correspondence was final. Email, AIM, SMS—if you sent it, the other person would see it, with zero chance for retraction. Today, however, we…
Here’s When Mobile Internet, SMS Services Will Resume in Punjab
The Punjab government on Tuesday extended the suspension of mobile internet and SMS services in Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Moga, Sangrur and Amritsar’s Ajnala sub-division and a few areas in Mohali…
Delete Your Phone Number From Twitter Before They Sell It
Photo: Sattalat Phukkum (Shutterstock) According to a new report on Platformer, after alienating advertisers and losing revenue, Twitter plans to sell location data and phone numbers to advertisers, whether you…
First Text Message Marks 30 Years On December 3
Originally, an SMS could only be text with a maximum length of 160 characters.December 3 is an important day in the world of technology because on this day 30 years…
Siri Will Tell Your ‘Invisible Ink’ Secrets
Putting secrets in texts is risky business. An email is almost certainly a no-go, as is a traditional SMS. Encrypted texting, like iMessage, is better, since only your device and…
How to Stop Someone From Editing the iMessages They Send You
Apple’s iOS 16 introduces some awesome new Messaging features: With the new update, you can recover deleted messages for up to 30 days, mark messages as unread to return to…
How to Fix Slow Messaging on Your Pixel
Photo: Tada Images (Shutterstock) Messaging is supposed to be instant: You send a message, and the recipient reads it in seconds. They send you a reply, you know what’s up…
How to Use SMS Automatically When RCS or iMessage Don’t Work
Photo: Soloviova Liudmyla (Shutterstock) iMessage revolutionized texting for iPhone users. It replaced SMS with a new, better, faster protocol. Now, Android is trying to do the same with RCS. And…
What Are ‘Smishing Attacks’? (And How to Avoid Them)
Photo: Sharaf Maksumov (Shutterstock) We all know the threat of phishing attacks, but hackers use a similar SMS-based tactic called “smishing” to infect smartphones with malware and steal data, and…
16 of the Most Useful iPhone Messages Features You Should Be Using
Screenshot: Pranay Parab Your first step toward making Messages less annoying should be to the number of alerts you receive. Go to Settings > Messages > Notifications. Here, you can…