Apple’s Messages app scored a bunch of new features in iOS 26, including a new ‘Screen Unknown Senders’ option meant to ...

The encrypted chat app Signal is adding a few new options for users looking to lock down their messages. The app will now allow anyone to turn on a default timer for disappearing messages, ...

The Messages app becomes more playful -- and more practical if you're out of range -- in the latest iOS update. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of ...

The latest WhatsApp beta lets you set messages to disappear after 24 hours, 7 days, or 90 days. Credit: whatsapp In November 2020, WhatsApp introduced a much needed privacy setting: disappearing ...

WhatsApp is developing a feature that allows users to edit messages after they’re sent. This would be a viable alternative to simply deleting a misspelled message on the app. The new Edit option is ...

I sit in front of a Mac all day (like you probably do), so I rely on notifications a lot, especially to communicate with co-workers, friends, and family. The problem I’ve been having, however, is that ...