Apple is set to release iOS 26 this fall -- I'm predicting in less than two weeks-- and it will bring Liquid Glass, call screening and more features to your iPhone. But iOS 18 upgrades your Messages ...

Apple’s iOS 26 update, released in mid-September 2025, has revolutionized the iPhone Messages app, blending sleek design with interactive tools for everyday communication. These enhancements, which ...

There's a bunch of great new features to check out. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The Messages app gains flashy new features in iOS 26 that make group chats far more fun and efficient. It also ...

OS 27 beta 2 arrived today for testing, and it includes some welcome new features for RCS conversations in the Messages app.

In iOS 26, Apple has introduced several new features for its Messages app, and this one in particular is long overdue. The ability to create polls in conversations has been a mainstay of rival ...

Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. While iOS 27 might be focused on Siri AI, ...

One of the many benefits of using iMessage is that you know your conversations are always end-to-end encrypted. That level of security has never previously extended to green bubble conversations. But ...

Messages is probably one of the most straightforward, no-fuss native apps on iPhone. In fact, it has always been great at one thing and one thing only: sending and receiving texts. But over the years, ...

The upcoming iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate updates expand drawing tools to more of Apple's built-in apps across the iPhone and Mac. In the Messages app on iOS 27, there is a new "Drawing" option in ...