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I love Google Messages’ real-time location sharing. Here’s how to use it on Android (androidauthority.com)

2026-03-21 | get Google Messages Location Sharing Kit → | tags: google messages, real-time location, android authority

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FBI links Signal phishing attacks to Russian intelligence services (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-03-20 | get Signal Privacy Messenger → | tags: fbi, signal, russian intelligence

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Apple releases iOS 26.4 RC for iPhone with upcoming features (9to5mac.com)

2026-03-18 | by Zac Hall | get Apple iPhone Screen Protector → | tags: ios 26.4, apple music, rcs messaging

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Instagram is getting rid of end-to-end encrypted DMs that ‘very few’ people used (theverge.com)

2026-03-13 | by Emma Roth | get Meta Portal Video Calling Device → | tags: instagram, meta, end-to-end encryption

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E2E encrypted messaging on Instagram will no longer be supported after 8 May (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-03-13 | get Encrypted Messaging Privacy Kit → | tags: instagram, end-to-end encryption, facebook

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Apple's iOS 26.3.1 Brings Bug Fixes, Studio Display Support (cnet.com)

2026-03-04 | by See Full Bio | get Studio Display → | tags: studio display, ios 26.3, apple music

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Threads is testing a shortcut to quickly start DM conversations (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-26 | by Aisha Malik | get Messaging app → | tags: meta, threads, instagram story

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Jest, a marketplace for messaging games, is challenging the app store status quo (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-26 | by Lauren Forristal | get Messaging game → | tags: jest, rcs, apple ios 18

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Burnt Hair and Soft Power: A Night Out With Evie Magazine (wired.com)

2026-02-18 | by Leah Feiger | get Hair dryer → | tags: evie, hugoboom, just

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Meta to retire messenger desktop app and messenger.com in April 2026 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-17 | get Facebook Messenger → | tags: desktop, messaging, messenger

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iOS 26.4 beta adds support for testing end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging (9to5mac.com)

2026-02-16 | by Chance Miller | get Secure Messaging → | tags: apple, encryption, end end

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Best Apple Watch (2026): Series 11, SE 3, and Ultra 3 (wired.com)

2026-02-14 | by Adrienne So | get Apple Watch Series 11 → | tags: apple watch series 11, apple watch se 3, satellite messaging

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Russia blocks WhatsApp as messaging app crackdown gathers pace (cnbc.com)

2026-02-12 | by Holly Ellyatt | get Telegram → | tags: kremlin, messaging, russia

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Bitchat – decentralized peer-to-peer messaging (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-02-10 | get Decentralized Messaging → | tags: bitchat, bluetooth, edit

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Linq raises $20M to enable AI assistants to live within messaging apps (techcrunch.com)

2026-02-02 | by Ram Iyer | get Chatbots → | tags: linq, market, messaging

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Spotify might bring back a feature everyone loved till 2018 (APK teardown) (androidauthority.com)

2026-01-30 | get Music Player → | tags: features, messaging, social

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Spotify rolls out group chats (techcrunch.com)

2026-01-29 | by Aisha Malik | get WhatsApp → | tags: feature, messaging, messaging feature

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iOS 26.3 Could Support End-to-End Encrypted RCS Messaging on Your iPhone (cnet.com)

2026-01-13 | by See Full Bio | get Secure Communication → | tags: android, apple, beta

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Spotify now lets you share what you’re listening to in real time via chat (engadget.com)

2026-01-07 | get Podcast → | tags: able, chat, listening

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Meta just bought one of the fastest-growing AI startups you’ve probably never heard of (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-30 | get Neuralink → | tags: acquiring, acquiring manus, agents

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Microsoft Teams strengthens messaging security by default in January (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-23 | get Microsoft Teams Security → | tags: changes, messaging, microsoft

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Want to Refresh Your Brand? Here's the Crucial Step You Need to Take First. (feeds.feedburner.com)

2025-12-15 | get E-commerce platform → | tags: brand, digital, messaging

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Google Messages has a major problem, and I’m sick of it (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-14 | get Messaging app → | tags: android, google, messages

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Apple may have accidentally made it almost impossible for governments to ban iMessage (9to5mac.com)

2025-12-10 | by Ben Lovejoy | get iMessage → | tags: apple, facetime, imessage

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‘Signalgate’ Inspector General Report Wants Just One Change to Avoid a Repeat Debacle (wired.com)

2025-12-05 | by Lily Hay Newman | get Smartwatch → | tags: messaging, secretary, signal

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Russia blocks FaceTime and Snapchat for alleged use by terrorists (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-04 | get FaceTime → | tags: apple, messaging, roskomnadzor

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Russia blocks FaceTime and Snapchat over use in terrorist attacks (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-04 | get FaceTime → | tags: apple, messaging, roskomnadzor

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Google Fi’s big RCS upgrade lands at last, with a small catch (androidauthority.com)

2025-12-04 | get Telecom Relay Service → | tags: calls, google, google fi

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Russia blocks Roblox over distribution of LGBT "propaganda" (bleepingcomputer.com)

2025-12-03 | get Game → | tags: materials, messaging, platforms

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Garmin’s new satellite communicator adds a touchscreen and photo sharing (theverge.com)

2025-12-03 | by Andrew Liszewski | get Garmin Watch → | tags: garmin, inreach, messaging