If your Messages inbox is catching a lot of stray, unwanted messages, we'll show you how to filter, report, and block spam messages on iOS 26. At WWDC 2025, Apple announced that it would be bringing ...

Messages that claim you're due a tax refund are scams. The scammers want your bank account or Social Security number. Don't respond to the message. Instead, report it and then delete it. Most of us ...

Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the unwanted ...

I've been in a particularly "back everything up for the sake of it" mood lately, and the latest target of my fixation is messages. It's been several generations of Android flagships since I archived ...

Google Messages is reportedly testing a new long-press menu for text and image actions. This may replace the current toolbar design at the top of the screen. Each action in the menu is accompanied by ...

Following the camera and gallery redesign, Google Messages is testing a new long-press menu for text and image actions. Previously, Google Messages used a toolbar at the top of the screen to surface ...

CONSUMER INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE HAS THE ANSWER. A VIEWER NAMED CHARLES JUST SENT ME THIS TEXT MESSAGE THROUGH EMAIL. HE POINTED OUT THERE WERE NO MISSPELLINGS, AND SOME OF THE OTHER TELLTALE SIGNS ...

Digital tools have enabled the most micromanaging supervisors to gain an unprecedented level of access to employee activity. The simple fact that everyone carries a smartphone means you're always ...

Android users are now getting a major injection of AI in their Google Messages app. Last week, Google announced a number of Android updates, including a major new Pixel feature drop. Among the many ...

Google Messages is rolling out @mentions in beta. These @mentions allow users in group chats to tag one another without directly replying to each other’s messages. The feature doesn’t seem to be ...

Messages is probably one of the most straightforward, no-fuss native apps on iPhone. In fact, it has always been great at one thing and one thing only: sending and receiving texts. But over the years, ...

After work got underway earlier this year, Google Messages is beginning to roll out @mentions in group chats. In group chats, Google Messages will let you @mention someone to “get their attention.” ...