Messages is one of the more popular apps on the iPhone, so Apple's not going to let any opportunity to add new features to its built-in messaging tool go by. So even though the focus with this year's ...

OS 26 was the 19th update for Apple's mobile operating system and a milestone one at that, adding features previously ...

Apple is making it easier to organize plans in iMessage with a new polling feature in iOS 26, giving group chat participants a way to share opinions and vote on decisions. Here's how it works. Group ...

iOS 26 adds a number of updates to Messages, including to group chats. If you have the new update, you can see when someone else with the update is typing. This feature was previously exclusive to one ...

Changes to Messages in iOS 26 let you jazz up your group chats more than ever before. Here's how it compares to the iOS 18 version. With each update to iOS, Apple introduces some alterations that ...

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OS now supports RCS messaging with Android phones—but only up to a point. Here's what you need to know about messaging across ...