This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2022, CNET’s collection of news, tips and advice around Apple’s most popular product. iOS 16 is out, and you can download it right now, which means that you can finally use one of the more anticipated features — the ability to unsend and edit text messages on the iPhone. …
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The same day that Apple launched its new iPhone, Tim Cook said that, if you want to be able to text seamlessly with an Android-wielding parent, you should “buy your mom an iPhone” — adding that he doesn’t “hear our users asking that we put a lot of energy on that at this point.” The comments came at Vox Media’s …
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Google’s been developing its Messages app on Android to better compete against Apple’s iMessage for years, and at the same time has been advocating for the RCS texting standard that powers this app to replace SMS and MMS across the phone industry. The company has been particularly targeting Apple in a campaign to bring the standard to the iPhone to …
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Google says that Google Docs users will be able to use emoji reactions in documents. The new feature will be on by default, but it can be turned off. “The new emoji reactions feature provides a less formal alternative to comments to express your opinions about document content,” Google said in a blog post last week. Google said this feature will …
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WhatsApp is updating voice messages for all those times when sending short audio recordings is more convenient — or expressive — than typing out your texts. The voice message feature is apparently quite popular, with WhatsApp announcing that 7 billion of these are sent on average per day. The new voice features should make it more flexible to listen to …
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AT&T has agreed to make Google Messages its default texting application for all Android customers in the US, Google said Wednesday. The move follows T-Mobile adding Google Messages as its default Android messaging platform back in March. Verizon hasn’t yet followed suit. Google Messages comes with features similar to those in Apple’s iMessage, using Rich Communication Services, or RCS, technology to …
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Have you ever forgotten to send a happy birthday text message to a friend? Or had an idea in the middle of the night that you desperately wanted to share with co-workers but didn’t want to risk waking them if their ringer was on? The next time that happens, use Google Messages‘ new scheduling tool to pick the exact time …
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Dealing with nonstop calls and messages from solicitors, marketers, exes or local businesses is exhausting, but you don’t have to put up with it. With just a few taps on your iPhone’s screen, you can block a phone number or email address and provide relief from the alert onslaught. The best part? After stopping that call or email in its …
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