Type a particular string of characters into an iMessage and send it to someone else, and strange things could happen. We’ve seen these accidental discoveries time and time again in the past when users found character combinations that would render an iPhone useless. Apple is typically quick to patch these bugs and has done it …
As we expected, iOS 11.4 is available to download right now. Anyone running iOS 11 on their iPhone or iPad should see the update available in Settings right now, and assuming you enjoy having the most up-to-date software, it’s probably worth the 20 minutes of your life to download and update. Since iOS 11.3 was …
Apple’s Messages app is probably one of my favorite Apple apps of all time. It works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and the iMessage part of it is what’s really exciting. You get a rich chat app that’s fully encrypted and works over the internet as long as you talking to other iOS users. Moreover, …
Ever since Apple rolled out iMessages, Google has been trying to catch up, but the company never managed to come up with an instant messaging app that was just as good, or secure, as Apple’s. Long-time Android fans have witnessed the SMS/instant messaging mess on Android, as Google rolled out plenty of apps over the …
One of the features that makes it impossible for many people to leave the iPhone is iMessage. The chat app that works on iPhone, iPad, and Mac has no rival on Android. Sure, plenty of messaging apps offer nearly the same experience, but iMessage is built right into iOS and macOS, and it supports SMS …
Remember when I helped a friend switch to Android but he only lasted three days without his iPhone because he couldn’t bear to “live life as a green bubble“? He might’ve stuck with the Android phone I spent hours helping him choose if he had access to weMessage at the time. Well, he might’ve stuck …
One of the best things about Apple’s device lineup is how tightly integrated the company’s different device lines are. All of your content is available across each Apple device, and Continuity features allow you to pick up on one device where you left off on another. For example, if you’re halfway done reading an article …
News organization have been abuzz this week following the release of a new WikiLeaks document dump detailing the hacking tools used by the CIA to spy on Americans. Of the countless worrisome discoveries made possible by the leaked documents, one of the most frightening was the assertion that the CIA is capable of “bypassing” encrypted messaging apps …
Every once in a while, someone finds a way to crash an iPhone by sending a specific type of iMessage or text message to unsuspecting victims. These malicious messages could crash the app, or even crash the iPhone. Usually, there are fixes for such issues… but someone figured out a brand new iMessage attack that can …
Apple was the first company to integrate a voice-controlled virtual assistant into a smartphone’s operating system, although its main competitors such as Google, Amazon and Microsoft have since come up with similar solutions. Apple hasn’t stopped evolving Siri, however. In fact, a new discovery reveals that Apple is interested in bringing Siri to one of its best …
