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Why I’m excited about RCS coming to the iPhone

Apple Messages app keyboard shortcut

If you haven’t already heard, Apple announced plans to incorporate RCS (Rich Communication Services) to supplant SMS and MMS in a future iOS update. This is a major departure from Apple’s previous stance on this issue and was undoubtedly fueled by hard pushes from global governments and end users alike.

How to block or unblock a caller or message sender on iPhone

Block a caller on iPhone

Blocking a number is great way to get rid of telemarketing calls, spammers, and a creepy ex who is still trying to be your friend.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to block people from calling or messaging you. Plus, we'll share the steps to unblock a person if you change your mind. After you block a phone number, you won't receive calls, SMS texts, iMessage, and FaceTime audio or video calls from that person.

How to transfer SMS and iMessage texts from one iPhone to another iPhone

Transfer SMS text and iMessage from one iPhone to another iPhone

If you have valuable SMS, MMS, and iMessage on your current iPhone, you might not want to leave them behind. Instead, you'll want to transfer them to your new iPhone when you make the switch. Similarly, if you have to erase your iPhone to troubleshoot an issue, you'll want to back up your messages and restore them later on that same iOS device.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how to transfer messages from iPhone to iPhone.

View how many messages you’ve exchanged with friends with SMSStats 3

Holding iPhone with Messages app icon on the screen

Do you ever wonder exactly how much time you spend texting your friends, or perhaps even the number of messages you’ve exchanged? There’s a certain ‘stats for nerds’ appeal to this concept that I find interesting, and if you’re in a similar boat, then you might take interest in a new and free jailbreak tweak dubbed SMSStats 3 by iOS developer ExTBH.

How to enable and use Truecaller on your iPhone

Truecaller on iPhone

Truecaller is among the most popular caller ID and call blocking apps. It helps you identify unknown callers, offers spam protection, and more. In this brief tutorial, we will show you how to set up Truecaller on your iPhone and use it to identify unknown numbers who call or message you.

Contacy provides jailbreakers with a better notification interface for messaging apps

The notification system on the iOS & iPadOS platforms hasn’t changed much in recent years. The stale interface is certainly due for an upgrade, and with iOS & iPadOS 15’s announcement just around the corner, there’s still no telling whether it will receive any changes in the next update.

Fortunately for jailbreakers, sitting around and waiting for Apple to change stuff like this isn’t the only option. That’s because Contacy is a newly released jailbreak tweak by iOS developer XCXiao that brings a popular iOS & iPadOS notification concept originally seen on Reddit to fruition.