Manychat taps $140M to boost its business messaging platform with AI
Chatbots and other kinds of AI agents — and the companies that build them — may feel like a dime a dozen these days. But the truth is that, for…
Signal controversy: Why the secure messaging app is all over the news
You probably use text message, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or even Instagram to chat with others. And while those messaging apps work fine, some still seek out alternatives that lean hard…
The GSMA announces that the latest RCS standard now includes E2EE, enabling encrypted messaging between platforms like Android and iOS for the first time (Jess Weatherbed/The Verge)
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New T-Mobile promo could soon give you free Starlink satellite messaging, but there’s a catch
Aamir Siddiqui / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile could soon offer a new promotion that will give eligible users a free year of Starlink satellite messaging. This promo will likely be…
I got T-Mobile’s satellite messaging on my Pixel, it’s surprisingly inconvenient
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority Late last year, T-Mobile finally unveiled its satellite messaging service in partnership with Starlink, which is appropriately called T-Mobile Starlink. In development for years, this…
Instagram upgrades DMs with music-sharing, message scheduling, translation and more
Instagram is upgrading its direct messages, also known as DMs, with a handful of new features that make its messaging system more competitive with alternatives, like Apple’s iMessage and other…
X is blocking links to Signal, a secure messaging platform used by federal workers
Elon Musk’s X (formerly Twitter) is blocking links to Signal.me, a URL shortener used by the private messaging app Signal that allows users to send out a link that’s used…
Pixel 9 series joins T-Mobile’s Starlink beta for satellite messaging, here’s how to sign up
Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority TL;DR T-Mobile and Starlink’s satellite messaging beta now supports Pixel 9 series phones, and users can sign up for it. The beta is available for…
Move over messaging, Vodafone just made satellite video calling a reality
TL;DR Vodafone achieved the first-ever video call over satellite using a normal smartphone, showcasing full mobile broadband capabilities. The upcoming service functions on existing 4G or 5G phones without requiring…
Galaxy S25 gets satellite SOS messaging, but only on Verizon
Lanh Nguyen / Android Authority TL;DR The Galaxy S25 series supports satellite connectivity, but Samsung has been eerily silent about the feature. This could be because the feature is absent…