How to have Siri automatically read incoming text messages out loud to you in iOS 13
Learn how to get handy voice announcements from Siri through your AirPods or Powerbeats Pro for texts sent to you via Messages or any third-party messaging app.
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WhatsApp testing posting statuses directly to Facebook, Instagram and other apps
How about sharing posts from your WhatsApp status to your Instagram or Facebook story, or sending them to other apps?
AnyTrans brings support for automatic wireless iOS backups, WhatsApp/Viber chats & more [sponsor]
AnyTrans for Mac and Windows has been updated with many improvements. You can now back up your iOS devices wirelessly on a schedule as well as move WhatsApp/Viber chats between devices, back your social media archives to a computer and more.
The Steam Chat app hits iPhone, Valve says voice calling will follow at a later stage
This is a nicely done app aimed at all fans of Steam games.
WhatsApp won’t work on iOS 7 after February 1, 2020
The Facebook-owned messaging service has acknowledged in an updated support document that its iOS app will stop working on aging iPhones and iPads powered by iOS 7.
How to leave a group conversation in Facebook Messenger
When the conversation is over, it’s over. This tutorial shows you how to leave a group chat in Facebook Messenger in the app and online.
Messenger news: a rebuilt iOS app with <30MB footprint, watching videos together & more
Aside from a faster, lighter app, Messenger is getting two new major features—a new way to watch videos together with other people and better ways to connect with close friends.
Facebook to release the native Messenger Desktop app for Mac later this year
Messenger Desktop will roll out globally on macOS and Windows later this year, bringing the same features as the mobile app on your iPhone, including group video calling.
Skype is testing the ability to share your iPhone’s screen during video calls
The ability to share anything shown on your iPhone’s display with friends, family or coworkers on a video call is coming soon to Skype for iOS and Android, Microsoft has confirmed.
Facebook might reintegrate Messenger back into its eponymous mobile app
The social network appears to be testing basic chat functionalities within the mobile Facebook app, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that the standalone Messenger app will be going away anytime soon.
WhatsApp is reportedly working on an official iPad app, here are the screenshots
The upcoming release will take full advantage of the bigger canvas to power possible new features, including a split chat view letting one follow multiple chats at the same time.
Take that, FaceTime! Skype now lets 50 people be on the same video call at once
Skype has doubled the number of group calling participants from 25 to 50, beating Apple’s group FaceTime that allows a maximum of 32 people to be on the same audio or video call.