Facebook Messenger testing E2E encrypted backups, messages, and calls
Facebook Messenger announced it’s testing end-to-end encrypted backups, while also bringing more updates on end-to-end encrypted messages and calls. Here’s what’s changing with the app. more… The post Facebook Messenger testing E2E encrypte.....»»
Apple Intelligence brings live recording and transcription to the Phone app in iOS 18
Apple is bringing live transcription to the iPhone this fall, letting you easily keep a searchable text log of your phone calls, complete with summary sections.Recording and transcription coming to iPhone 15 Pro and laterWWDC 2024 kicked off on Monda.....»»
Everything new coming to Messages in iOS 18: emoji tapbacks, scheduled send, text formatting, RCS, and more
Apple has some major feature upgrades coming to the Messages app in iOS 18. As announced earlier today during the WWDC keynote, Messages is receiving big enhancements to tapbacks, a new scheduled send feature, the ability to format text with bold.....»»
Elon Musk calls iOS 18 a ‘security violation’ for integrating ChatGPT, says he will ban use of Apple devices at Tesla
iOS 18 includes a swathe of new Apple Intelligence features, as well as integration with ChatGPT for things like image generation and writing assistance. Users can optionally pass off their Siri requests to ChatGPT, for example. Elon Musk has just.....»»
Users will be able to send messages via satellite in iOS 18
Apple is bringing more functionality to satellite-based features of the iPhone, with iOS 18 bringing the option to send messages to other users.Messages via Satellite in iOS 18The introduction of Emergency SOS via Satellite provided users with a way.....»»
Apple announces macOS 15 Sequoia with AI, Math Notes, Continuity improvements, more
Apple on Monday announced macOS 15 “Sequoia” during the WWDC 2024 opening keynote. The new version of the Mac operating system comes with Math Notes, new features in Messages, a new way to mirror your iPhone on your Mac screen, and more. more.....»»
There’s an emoji for that: meet Genmoji, Apple’s AI-powered emoji generation feature in iOS 18
Today amidst a host of Apple Intelligence features debuted at WWDC, Apple shared a new feature that will enable you to create an emoji for any occasion. Apple calls this AI-powered feature Genmoji. more….....»»
Apple releases iOS 18 beta 1 with new home screen features, more
After being announced at WWDC 2024 today, Apple has released the first beta of iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 to developers. The update includes new home screen features, upgrades to the Messages app, and much more. more….....»»
Genmoji will allow custom AI-created emojis in iOS 18, and might resurrect Memoji
The Apple Intelligence features in iOS 18 merge with Messages to make Genmoji, the system Apple uses to create new emojis from simple text prompts.Apple showed off multiple Genmoji styles. If the name Genmoji sounds familiar, it may be because of App.....»»
iOS 18: Genmoji Lets You Create Your Own Emoji
Apple’s new iOS 18 operating system for iPhone includes a new AI feature for the Messages app that lets you create your own emoji characters to send to friends and family. The feature is called “Genmoji” and it’s part of iOS 1.....»»
Apple gives us a taste of its next-gen AI tools for the iPhone
Siri is getting some fancy new AI tricks and deeper app integration. It can now even make sense of your head gestures, for tasks like handling calls......»»
iOS 18 is here to help with Apple Intelligence, Messages improvements & more
WWDC 2024 revealed new ways to customize iPhone with iOS 18, including new Home Screen arrangements and filters, Control Center pages, and replaceable buttons on the Lock Screen.iOS 18 is more customizable than everIt was clear that WWDC 2024 would f.....»»
iOS 18 adds Apple Intelligence, customizations, and makes Android SMS nicer
Mail gets categories, Messages gets more tapbacks, and apps can now be locked. Enlarge (credit: Apple) The biggest feature in iOS 18, the one that affects the most people, was a single item in a comma-stuffed sentence by.....»»
Elephants have names for each other like people do, new study shows
Colorado State University scientists have called elephants by their names, and the elephants called back. Wild African elephants address each other with name-like calls, a rare ability among nonhuman animals, according to a new study published in Nat.....»»
How to free phone number for calling and texting
Looking for an easy way to get a second phone number? Our handy guide will get you up and running with an alternative number for calls and texting in no time......»»
iOS 18: Long-Requested Feature Finally Coming to iPhone
A long-requested feature for the Messages app might finally come to the iPhone with the release of Apple’s new iOS 18 operating system. According to Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, iOS 18 will deliver at least two changes to Tapback in the Mess.....»»
Here’s how iOS 18 will make iMessage better than ever
We're just days away from the WWDC 2024 keynote. Ahead of this special event, we're hearing more about what could be coming to the Messages app on iOS 18......»»
Scientists "read" the messages in chemical clues left by coral reef inhabitants
What species live in this coral reef, and are they healthy? Chemical clues emitted by marine organisms might hold that information. But in underwater environments, invisible compounds create a complex "soup" that is hard for scientists to decipher......»»
Apple Vision Pro will polish, not an overhaul at WWDC
The forthcoming visionOS 2.0 for Apple Vision Pro at WWDC will not be as significant an update as expected, but will address issues and bring new environments.WWDC will see enhancements rather than an overhaul to visionOSApple has been testing vision.....»»
iOS 18 to include emoji reactions for iMessage, ability to schedule messages to send later
Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today reported on a few additional features to expect from the Messages app in iOS 18. One of the perhaps most requested messaging changes will be an upgrade to the Tapbacks system, allowing users to respond to any messag.....»»
Meta uses “dark patterns” to thwart AI opt-outs in EU, complaint says
EU Facebook users have until June 26 to opt out of AI training. Enlarge (credit: Boris Zhitkov | Moment) The European Center for Digital Rights, known as Noyb, has filed complaints in 11 European countries to halt Meta's.....»»