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iOS 16 set to clean up one of Message's most annoying quirks

By Cesar Cadenas published

Apple is starting to fix compatibility problems with Android phones.

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How to hide messages on your iPhone

By Michael Hicks last updated

Certain iOS messaging apps will make hiding your private conversations easier, but you can also conceal or silence your Apple Messages. Here's how to hide messages on your iPhone.

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Google Hangouts update finally merges SMS and IM conversations on Android

By Matt Swider published

Text and Hangout messages appear in one window without having to toggle back and forth between the two.

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Instagram Direct arrives late to the DM party, follows the crowd

By Kevin Lee published

Opinion Instagram Direct is the messaging service the company needed to make, but does it offer anything we don't already have?

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Apple iMessages are encrypted enough to thwart the DEA

iMessages encrypted so well it even thwarts law enforcement

By Matt Swider published

Selling drugs? Apple's iMessages is the way to communicate on the down-low without the government getting in your business.

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