Authoritarian governments don’t like their citizens being able to have private conversations using end-to-end encrypted messaging apps. This is the reason Russia has just banned FaceTime, but it was ...

Apple today updated its iMessage troubleshooting support document to add a scenario that can occur in iOS 26. If you don't activate iMessage or an eSIM when setting up a new iPhone with ‌iOS 26‌, it ...

Since the release of iOS 26 in September, iPhone users have experienced myriad issues. Whether it was the Calendar bug which made it difficult to search for specific keywords or the fact that some ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. Apple released iOS 26 last month, and as is usually the case with a new mobile OS release, it included a few bugs, from ...

Apple has an official fix for users who can't activate iMessage after updating to iOS 26. The issue has to do with an inactive SIM or eSIM following the update. Removing or deleting the inactive SIM ...

When iOS 26 rolls out this fall, it will deliver several highly anticipated new features to your iPhone’s Messages app. At June’s WWDC, Apple revealed that the Messages app will get typing indicators ...

If your texts are falling back to SMS, try these steps to ensure that Apple's Messages app is properly functioning. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola ...

Social media giant Meta claims that it can't be considered a monopoly because iMessage outperforms Facebook Messenger on iOS. Meta, Facebook's parent company, has been dealing with an antitrust ...

Apple proudly claims that iPhone users globally consider iMessage to be one of the most secure SMS services. More than 8 billion iPhone users across the world reportedly use the app. It offers strong ...

Cybercriminals are exploiting a trick to turn off Apple iMessage's built-in phishing protection for a text and trick users into re-enabling disabled phishing links. With so much of our daily ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. It has been the tech story of the month, overshadowing the ...

Apple's walled garden may be unraveling following pressure from the European Union, but with features like USB-C finally coming to the iPhone, the consumers keep winning. Despite the release of RCS on ...