While you can enjoy Microsoft and Google apps on iOS, the opposite is generally not true, with Apple keeping the majority of its apps and services locked away in its own ecosystem. It would be a safe ...

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

Can an Android OEM really just hack its way into Apple's iMessage? That is the hard-to-believe plan from upstart phone manufacturer "Nothing," which says the new "Nothing Chats" will allow users to ...

Apple has enjoyed complete hegemony over blue message bubbles on the iPhone, but that's about to change. Nothing, the smartphone startup from OnePlus co-founder Carl Pei, has announced Nothing Chat.

The universal chat app Beeper just got a lot more, well, universal. The company just unveiled the Beeper Mini app, which makes the bold claim to bring true iMessage support to Android devices. Even ...

Apple's pseudo-social monopoly in messaging through iMessage purportedly gives iPhone users a better experience. Beeper is trying to bring Android into the fold. Imad is a senior reporter covering ...

iMessage will handle Android users in group chats a bit differently in iOS 17. Unfortunately, the experience will get better for iPhone users, not Android users. It’s possible Apple has more changes ...

"Chomping at the bit" is a bit much, imo. There's clearly interest, at least at $2, but aside from preventing bullying/clique behavior from a certain rare kind of iOS user, the only benefit of using ...

Beeper Mini launched today, and it’s genuinely game-changing. Over the years, we’ve all seen many approaches to bringing iMessage to Android. It’s even more game-changing when you realize how this was ...