Allo update brings incognito mode for groups plus chat backup and restore
Less than a year after its launch, the Google Allo instant messaging app is thriving. Together with the Duo, the two have been offering private notifications, incognito chats, and expiring messages....
View ArticleBBM Messenger app for Android gets updated with new chat screens, colors
BlackBerry regular releases software updates for its Android phones, proving that it can be done. This also includes updates to the native BlackBerry apps found in the devices. Perhaps one of the most...
View ArticleGoogle Duo to be integrated with Android Messages, Contacts, and Phone app
There are numerous video calling apps available but they are not really integrated in your native messaging app on your Android device. Google has launched the Duo over a year ago and was soon released...
View ArticleLINE app updated with ‘Unsend’ feature
In this day and age, we have no reason not to be able to communicate with one another. The past couple of decades, communication has tremendously developed. The advent of cellular network technologies...
View ArticleHTC U11 EYEs to be officially unveiled this January 15
HTC is rolling out a new smartphone. After the HTC U11+, the Taiwanese tech giant is launching the U11 EYEs come January 15. HTC has posted a press invite to the launch happening in three countries in...
View ArticleAndroid Messages update will bring web interface, chat enhancements
Android Messages just received a smart reply option only on Project Fi two weeks ago. It’s only one of the updates released after learning Google Duo would be integrated with Android Messages and the...
View ArticleGoogle Reply to add smart replies to other messaging apps
Messaging on your Android phone can be more fun than ever once this Reply feature becomes more widespread. You can’t find the app anywhere on the GooglePlay Store but the APK is now available. This app...
View ArticleTor Messenger now discontinued, unable to provide fully secure chat messaging
The original plan for Tor Messenger – just like most software connected with the Tor Project – was to create a cross-platform chat program that would be secure because it sent its data over the secure...
View ArticleAndroid Messages may finally let you send SMS from browsers
It seems like Android is not going to mess with the instant messaging market, or at least make a play to gain more market share. The mothership looks like it is content with what they have now: Allo,...
View ArticleBriar offers a more secure P2P messaging anytime, anywhere
People want a more secure messaging service or channel all the time but to be honest, it is sometimes impossible. Even with all the privacy and security measures, some genius hackers can still get...
View ArticleFarewell Yahoo Messenger (1998-2018)
If you grew up with the computers of the 90s, then at one point or another, you probably had Yahoo! Messenger as one of your first touchpoints with this thing called Instant Messaging. You also...
View ArticleFB Messenger receives English-Spanish auto-translations
Say what you want about Facebook but we’re certain you still can’t bear to break up with it. You sure can deactivate your profile but admit it, the Messenger has made it easier for you to communicate...
View ArticleFacebook Messenger Kids adds passphrases for contact approval
Technology can either be a bane or a boon. It depends on who is describing and in what context. When it comes to raising children, gadgets can be helpful most of the time. However, there are days when...
View ArticleGoogle and Samsung team up to work on RCS Messaging for Android
Instant messaging on mobile devices have improved over the decade. People nowadays seem to rely more on IMs or DMs instead of SMS (I know I do). For Google, it’s been working to expand RCS messaging in...
View ArticlePulse SMS receives Smart Replies feature with the latest update
Pulse was first introduced by Klinker back in 2016 as a new SMS and Tablet Messenger app. An Android Wear 2.9 version of the program was released the following year. We haven’t heard anything about it...
View ArticleKeeping app data possible with Android 10, WhatsApp now does it
Backing up data and files in Android is not exactly a walk in the park. It is not easy especially app backups. What happens is when you want to delete a mobile app, all its content will also be erased...
View ArticleRCS upgrades on Android Messages rolling out in the US
RCS Messaging is relatively new but Google is determined to make it a standard and as common as iMessage on iOS. Android has the equivalent Messages app that we know is being supported by Verizon. It...
View ArticlePulse SMS for Android now open-sourced
Pulse was introduced by Klinker some three years ago as a new SMS. It was more ideal as a tablet messenger but has eventually evolved into a better instant messaging app when it received Android Wear...
View ArticleFacebook not showing ads on WhatsApp, plans have been scrapped
Facebook regularly updates WhatsApp but some plans are not favorable to the users. There were plans before to sell ads inside the messaging service but it looks like they won’t be implemented anytime...
View ArticleMessenger Kids app updated with more, better parental control
In 2017, Facebook released the Messenger Kids mobile app. It’s not just for the children but also for the parents and guardians who want to see and control how their kids use apps. The instant...
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