WhatsApp will soon save you from the horrors of missed texts
Just over a month ago, WhatsApp introduced a new feature that would occasionally nudge users about status story updates from their contacts list. Now, the company has made a subtle…
The Green Bubble Nightmare Is Over, Apple Messages Now Support RCS
Photo: Florence Ion / Gizmodo If you’re running the iOS 18 developer beta, you may have noticed your Android friends aren’t the same green bubbles as they used to be.…
How To Find All the People You’ve Ever Blocked
Sadly, people aren’t always as nice as they could be, and that’s where you need to turn to the various blocking and reporting features on the digital platforms you frequent.…
WhatsApp: how to use bold, italics, and strikethrough in your messages
WhatsApp offers many features that traditional SMS or iMessage don’t. Besides free-of-cost messaging or calling services without geographical restrictions, all of its functionality is available across platforms without discrimination based…
‘This Will Ruin My Life and Career’: Cheating Site Ashley Madison Is Overflowing With Sextortionists
Ashley Madison promotes itself as a dating site that helps people cheat on their partners. But newly released consumer complaints filed with the FTC, obtained exclusively by Gizmodo, should probably…
Apple Blocks WhatsApp, Signal, and Threads in China
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during a parallel session of the China Development Forum at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on Sunday, March 24, 2024.Photo: Tatan Syuflana (AP)…
Meta’s ChatGPT killer is taking over your favorite apps
Meta The AI hype is in full swing right now, transcending form factor boundaries with mixed success. But for the most part, the situation has been a pricey endeavor for…
Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook Down After Suffering Major Outage
File photo of a woman checking her phone during an Instagram outage in 2021.Photo: Ed Jones (Getty Images) Meta platforms Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram are experiencing a global outage with…
Google Maps Is Officially the Greatest App of All Time
Graphic: Gizmodo After 31 days in the trenches of Gizmodo’s March Madness bracket challenge, Google Maps has emerged victorious! If you’re just tuning in, you can read all about our…
Incognito Mode Not Helping, What Wi-Fi Really Means, Sam Altman Is That Likes, and More Tech News
Photo: Ramsey Cardy (Getty Images) Meta has lots of data through Instagram, WhatsApp, and Facebook, but that’s not enough for them. Court filings unsealed last week allege Meta created an…