RCS messaging has gained popularity by leaps and bounds this past year, especially in the Western market. More than 1 billion people are estimated to use RCS messaging at present, and a huge part of that growth is due to Apple introducing RCS compatibility with the arrival of iOS 18. While iOS 18 has supported…
Stop texting—but these apps need to change as well. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Republished on December 10 with new reports into an encrypted messaging surge after Korea’s introduction of martial law, and its stark warning for U.S. Last week, the FBI warned iPhone and Android users to stop texting and to use an encrypted…
New warning for billions of Google Messages users getty Republished on December 7 as Samsung ditches RCS for millions of its US users. Suddenly, it has all gone wrong for Google Messages. After campaigning for years to see the realization of its “seamless messaging” dream, no sooner was it here than it was gone. The…
Stop texting—but these apps need to change as well. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Last week, the FBI warned iPhone and Android users to stop texting and to use an encrypted messaging platform instead. The news made global headlines, with cyber experts urging smartphone users to switch to fully secured platforms—WhatsApp, Signal, Facebook Messenger—instead. But…
New warning for billions of Google Messages users getty Suddenly, it has all gone wrong for Google Messages. After campaigning for years to see the realization of its “seamless messaging” dream, no sooner was it here than it was gone. The question now is whether there’s any chance it will ever come back. Rather like…