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RCS Coming to iPhone This Fall, Leaked Google Promo Image Claims

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Michael Johnson

Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo Rich communication services (RCS) is already a big deal on Android phones with more than a billion ...

Why You Should Use This Stunning iMessage Alternative On Your iPhone

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Michael Johnson

Apple has built its brand on the security and privacy of its billion-plus iPhone users—but there’s a catch—a blindspot, and it’s a ...

Apple Updates iMessage With a New ‘Post-Quantum’ Encryption Protocol

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Michael Johnson

Apple has rolled out an update to iMessage encryption, the likes of which includes post-quantum protections that the company calls the “most ...

Thanks To New EU Rules, Fortnite Is Coming Back To iPhones

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Michael Johnson

Following new European Union rules, Epic announced that it is launching the Epic Games Store on iPhone later this year and will ...

Apple cuts off Beeper Mini’s access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android

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Michael Johnson

Image Credits: Beeper Was it too good to be true? Beeper, the startup that reverse-engineered iMessage to bring blue bubble texts to ...

Beeper Mini’s iMessage integration is on the fritz

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Michael Johnson

Beeper Mini, the chat app that reverse-engineered Apple’s iMessage for Android, is having problems. 9to5Google reported Friday the entire Beeper platform is ...

Google Celebrates 1 Billion RCS Users with a New Feature Drop

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Michael Johnson

Google’s bet on RCS is paying off, or at least that’s what it wants us to think. After a few minor wins, ...

Carl Pei tries to justify Nothing Chats after Apple’s RCS mic-drop moment

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Michael Johnson

TL;DR Nothing CEO Carl Pei praised Apple for its decision to adopt RCS messaging. Pei said Nothing Chats is still in the ...

Nothing Phone 2 is getting iMessage support this Friday — with some catches

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Michael Johnson

Android has long had an iMessage problem. In the US, Apple’s proprietary chat platform reigns supreme, particularly among teens. In fact, many ...

Google Asks Regulators to Liberate Apple’s Blue Text Bubbles

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Michael Johnson

Google sent a letter to European regulators asking them to free up Apple’s iMessage for all platforms, according to a report from ...