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All iMessage Icons and Symbols and What They Mean

date Published: February 21, 2025

iMessage is your go-to messaging app for staying connected, but are you using it to its full potential? Those little icons and symbols scattered across the iMessage screen hide quick actions and useful features. This guide is your visual roadmap to understanding every key icon and symbol in the iMessage app. iMessage Home Screen Symbols […]

Secret iPhone Automation Trick – How to Save/Read Deleted Messages

date Published: October 9, 2024

Many couples and even friends share a common iPhone or Apple ID. This leads to awkward situations where one of them deletes a message on iPhone before the other gets to read it. Fortunately, there is an automation that you can use to save and read deleted iPhone messages. No, I am not talking about […]

How to Format Text and Schedule Messages in iPhone

date Published: September 20, 2024

We got our hands on the iPhone 16 series and they are lit. We have been running our regular benchmark and battery tests on them and the results are interesting. During our hands-on, we found some new text formatting options in the Messages app. Not only that, but you can also schedule messages on an […]

How to Use RCS Messaging on Your iPhone

date Published: September 17, 2024

The debate on the green bubbles and blue bubbles is ending it seems. Rejoice for Apple has adopted the RCS! iMessage though feature rich only works inside Apple’s walled garden. When messaging to non-iPhone users, the app relies on the older SMS protocol which has many limitations. So when chatting with Android users, you cannot […]

iPhone GIFs Suddenly Disappeared? Here’s How I Fixed It

date Published: May 27, 2024

When iOS 17 rolled out on the iPhone, like many of you, I initially felt frustrated when I couldn’t easily find the GIFs option in the Messages app. Even after locating it, the GIFs often didn’t load properly. Have GIFs disappeared on your iPhone too? Read on. GIFs Aren’t Gone! Find Them Here Earlier, the […]

11 Fixes for iMessage Not Working With One Person or Contact

date Published: March 24, 2024

Recently, one of my friends messaged me saying she couldn’t iMessage her father even though she could send iMessages to every other contact. If you are going through the same problem, this post should help. Here I have compiled a list of solutions to fix the problem of iMessage not working for one particular contact. […]

11 Fixes for Pictures Not Loading or Showing in iMessage on iPhone

date Published: March 21, 2024

A picture downloads when you tap on it in iMessage. But sometimes, you see Tap to Download option on a photo, and tapping it does nothing. Many other iPhone users face the same problem—tapping on the images doesn’t download them. Here are some solutions when pictures are not showing or loading in iMessage on an […]

How to Use Smart Search Filters in Messages on iPhone

date Updated: March 14, 2024

The Messages app always carried a search bar at the top. But it offered a simple search experience where you could type some words or numbers and Messages would try to fetch messages that contain the phrases. With iOS 17, Apple has updated the Messages app with smart filters. Here’s how to use the new […]

What Happens When You Mute Someone on iPhone Messages

date Published: September 28, 2022

iPhone has a Messages app that also doubles as the iMessage app. You can mute someone on your iPhone whether they sent a text message or an iMessage. But what really happens when you mute someone on your iPhone Messages app? Do they find out or get a notification? I tried all possible scenarios so […]

8 Best Ways to Fix iMessage Activation Unsuccessful on iPhone

date Published: November 27, 2021

Although iMessage is irrelevant in most parts of the world, the service remains the de facto choice in the USA. The blue bubble phenomenon is quite real there. The problem occurs when your iPhone fails to activate iMessage. No matter how many times you try, you are unable to send or receive iMessage. Here’s how […]

How to Delete iMessage Apps on iPhone

date Updated: October 10, 2021

The Messages app on the iPhone or iMessage has a lot of great features. You can pay someone with Apple Pay, send Memojis, and install third-party apps. In fact, there are amazing stickers, fun games, and helpful apps that offer a great overall experience. However, these apps don’t show up like regular apps on the […]

13 Best Games for iMessage on iPhone (2021)

date Updated: October 10, 2021

iMessage is more than just another instant messaging app, it carries the Apple ecosystem on its back with tight integration with other Apple devices and the iOS itself. Not to mention, the huge library of iMessage stickers, games, and apps on the App Store that greatly improve the overall experience and functionality. iMessage games for […]

How to Edit Your Memoji on iPhone

date Updated: October 10, 2021

I’m just going to come out and say it: Memojis are great. You can create your avatar and customize it to your heart’s content. Even though the Memojis work with most apps on your iPhone as Stickers, editing the Memojis isn’t that convenient. If you’ve also been wanting to change your Memoji avatar for the […]

Top 13 iMessage Stickers You Need to Stay Lit 🔥 in Chats

date Updated: October 10, 2021

iMessage has a lot of useful features that make it the default choice for most iOS users. Apart from having serious conversations, you can also have funny ones with built-in Animoji and Memoji Stickers. Having said that, you don’t have to settle for only these two options. If you want fresh stickers for every conversation […]

8 Best iMessage Apps That You Should Be Using in 2020

date Updated: October 10, 2021

iMessage already has a few inbuilt Apple apps like Apple Pay, Apple Music, Photos, etc. These are really useful and make things convenient. However, there are a lot of third-party apps that let you cool things without ever leaving iMessage. For example, you can send self-destructing messages, create polls, share expenses, etc. So, let’s see […]

How to Get Google’s RCS Messaging on Any Android

date Published: November 16, 2019

Google always tries to make bold moves in offering its services but it hasn’t been lucky in releasing a strong Android chat platform. Services like What’s App, Telegram and even iMessage have satisfied users, slowly suffocating decade-old SMS and MMS services.  But the recent collapse of its messaging service, ALLO, and further investment in RCS […]

iPhone Not Sending Text Messages? Here are 12 Ways to Fix It

date Updated: October 16, 2021

One of the key highlights of messages on iPhone is how seamlessly it syncs with your MacBook. It simply works and brings in a whole new level of productivity to the way you work on a daily basis. This is why it can be so frustrating when you see that messages are not being sent […]