Users who you don't follow are able to send you direct messages on Instagram. Unlike messages sent by your contacts, these messages appear as message requests in the Instagram direct message folder.

Ah, WhatsApp. It’s one of the most popular — and, in turn, most memed — messaging apps in the world. Of course, keeping in touch on the universally-used app is an especially great benefit. But, when ...

Knowing how to edit or unsend iMessages on your iPhone could come in clutch. Like when you text your mom, “Finally got laid today” when you meant to say “paid.” Thankfully, it’s easy to rewrite ...

Messages is designed to sync across all your devices logged into to the same iCloud account. iMessages sync by default; SMS/MMS and RCS messages sync if you’ve enabled access to them from your iPhone.

WhatsApp's new Voice Message Transcripts feature converts spoken messages to text directly on your device, ensuring privacy.

You can like messages on Instagram in a similar fashion to liking a post or comment. Unlike public posts and comments where you can like by tapping a heart icon, you have to double tap to like a ...

Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac Why would you bother to back up your iMessages? After all, they’re all stored in iCloud these days, right? Well, yes your messages are all stored in iCloud, but ...

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