#imessage

#imessage

Users can layer emojis and send hidden text messages in iMessage.

The features of layering emojis and sending invisible text messages in iMessage have been available for years but are now gaining popularity. [ more ]

Apple has successfully blocked the Beeper Mini messaging app that allowed Android phones to communicate with iPhones as 'blue bubbles' like iMessage

The incident highlights the issue of tying the value of iPhone to a specific feature like messaging, making Apple appear anti-competitive. [ more ]

Apple is being sued by the U.S. Department of Justice and state attorneys general for alleged antitrust violations.

The lawsuit claims Apple's iMessage 'green bubble' causes social stigma and degrades user experience for non-iPhone users. [ more ]

Apple faces antitrust lawsuit for alleged iPhone monopoly abuse

Lawsuit may result in Apple opening up iPhone to alternative app stores and technologies [ more ]

Apple faces antitrust case for restricting competition

US government challenges Apple's control over iPhone and iMessage. [ more ]

Apple introduces new encryption service for iMessage to protect against quantum computers.

Apple's new cryptographic protocol PQ3 in iMessage aims to provide future-proof security against evolving threats. [ more ]

Apple upgrades iMessage security to post-quantum cryptography in response to future quantum computing threats.

The new encryption protocol combines Elliptic-Curve cryptography with post-quantum cryptography for enhanced security. [ more ]

Apple is launching post-quantum protections to safeguard against potential quantum computing-based attacks.

PQ3 cryptography will be integrated into iMessage in iOS and macOS updates, providing significant security upgrade. [ more ]

iMessage and Signal are enhancing encryption to prepare for quantum computing.

End-to-end encryption in iMessage now includes the PQ3 algorithm for additional security. [ more ]

Every internet user should have the ability to privately communicate in a secure fashion using the tools of their choosing.

Apple's iMessage offers end-to-end encrypted messaging, but only for Apple customers. [ more ]

Nothing Chat, a chat app from Android manufacturer 'Nothing' and Sunbird, claimed to be able to hack into Apple's iMessage protocol but faced immediate backlash for security issues.

The app was found to have unsecure practices, including storing messages in plain text and sending authentication tokens over unencrypted HTTP.

Nothing pulled the app from the Play Store after less than 24 hours and Sunbird's app has also been put 'on pause.' [ more ]

iMessage has hidden features that many users are not aware of.

The latest iOS 17 update added the option to turn your own photos into stickers.

You can play games like chess with friends directly in iMessage. [ more ]

Apple will be adding support for rich communication services (RCS) to improve texting between iPhone and Android users.

RCS will enable higher quality photos and videos, more reliable group messaging, read receipts, and location sharing in texting threads.

Apple's adoption of RCS may be due to pressure from competitors and digital rights groups. [ more ]

Nothing is partnering with Sunbird to hide the fact that users are sending text messages from an Android handset to iPhones via Apple's iMessage.

The workaround involves using Sunbird's unified messaging platform, which routes communication through a server farm of Mac Minis.

This situation is unique to the US, as most of the world uses third-party platforms like WhatsApp. [ more ]

Apple's iOS and Android's text messaging divide can be frustrating for users.

Sunbird and Nothing have partnered to create an exclusive app, Nothing Chats, to bridge the gap between Android and iOS messaging.

Nothing Chats offers iMessage features like group messaging and read receipts to Android users. [ more ]