Apple's default messaging app makes big assumptions about what you want to keep.

You can do much more with your Messages app than send texts.

RCS, filters, mentions, and backgrounds help to modernize Messages. On every new iPhone, I check these settings and features first. There are a few Apple apps I constantly use, and Messages is one of ...

iOS 26 includes significant updates for Messages, with the app set to receive at least 10 new features and changes on the iPhone. Below, we recap what is new in the Messages app on iOS 26: iOS 26 is ...

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Beyond Apple Intelligence, iOS 27 has some nice quality-of-life updates hidden in FaceTime, Maps, and Messages. Here's what's ...

Phone users who have the Suno app installed can generate songs from the Messages app using text or voice prompts. Here are ...

The upcoming iOS 27 and macOS 27 Golden Gate updates expand drawing tools to more of Apple's built-in apps across the iPhone and Mac. In the Messages app on iOS 27, there is a new "Drawing" option in ...