Apple Quashes Beeper Mini App to Lord Over the Blue Bubbles
Apple isn’t keen to let just any peasant enter its hallowed and gloried domain of iMessage. The company officially declared it had blocked the Beeper Mini app, which let Android…
Cheer On Your Run Buddies With Strava’s New Built-in Chat Feature
Image: Strava Those of you on an Android device may be exhausted by the emotional turmoil brought on by messaging apps. I warn you: this next bit of news may…
Google Celebrates 1 Billion RCS Users with With a Feature Drop for Green Bubbles
Google’s bet on RCS is paying off, or at least that’s what it wants us to think. After a few minor wins, including Apple quietly confirming RCS support in the…
Google Celebrates 1 Billion RCS Users With a Feature Drop for Green Bubbles
Google’s bet on RCS is paying off, or at least that’s what it wants us to think. After a few minor wins, including Apple quietly confirming RCS support in the…
Android iMessage-Style Messaging App Sunbird Shuts Down Over Serious Privacy Concerns
Image: Sunbird This week brought a series of disasters (and quite some embarrassment) to Android messaging apps that were trying hard to break the infamous green-blue bubble barrier between Android…
Nothing’s Failed iMessages Workaround Was Too Good To Be True
Last week was certainly exciting for the prospect of green and blue bubbles finding peace and harmony in the chat realm, though that excitement was a bit premature in Nothing’s…
It’s Time to Say Goodbye to Clyde, Discord’s AI Chatbot
Illustration: Discord Discord is shutting down its AI chatbot, Clyde, in December. Considering it was introduced just earlier this year, why it’s being shut down so soon is unclear. No…
Discord Launches Teen Safety Assist To Create Safer Places to Hang
Photo: Diego Thomazini (Shutterstock) Discord revealed Teen Safety Assist, a new safety initiative to promote a safer environment for younger users to hang out in. The initiative includes default enabled…
Slack Status Updates on X/Twitter Are Now a Thing of the Past
Photo: monticello (Shutterstock) Slack says it is shutting down its SlackStatus account on X, which alerted users of incidents and outages on the platform, Thursday night. The office messaging platform…
Snapchat Finally Adds Embeds, Along With Some Lackluster AI
Snapchat introduced two new features Tuesday for users to embed content on their profiles or stories into a website. The social media platform added web embeds for its Lenses, Spotlight…