My texting philosophy when it comes to communicating with my BFFs? If I'm not being as extra as possible, then what's the point? Thanks to TikTok user Imani Futrell, aka @futrelli, I now have one more ...

Screen Effects add some big screen-filling animations to your Google Messages chats. So far, Screen Effects have been activated by using specific text trigger phrases. Messages now appears to respond ...

I use my iPhone’s stock Messages app all day, every day, to communicate with my partner, friends, and family. As such, I’m always messing around with features like stickers, animated GIFs, and Apple ...

Google Messages now allows full-screen animations triggered by single emojis. You can send emojis like 🌙, 🐝, and 🥳 to activate different full-screen animations in the app. Users can turn off the ...

With the “Show expressive animations” on/off setting now widely rolled out, Google Messages is rolling fullscreen Screen Effects back out. Screen Effects briefly take — a few seconds — over the Google ...

Following Photomoji, animated emoji, and some Screen Effects, Reaction Effects are seeing wide availability in Google Messages for Android. When you long-press on a message — SMS or RCS — and select ...

The clapping hands emoji: When used repetitively in a row, it signifies applause, but as any social media user by now understands, that is not the emoji's primary placement in the world of Twitter.

Chethan is a reporter at Android Police, focusing on the weekend news coverage for the site. He has covered tech for over a decade with multiple publications, including the likes of Times Internet, ...

You know how the story goes with technology — as soon as you master one thing, another exciting development comes along. And, naturally, the release of iOS 10 on Tuesday means there is no shortage of ...

Emoji, stickers, and bubble effects, oh my! Apple has opened the floodgates of its most popular app in iOS 10. At WWDC on Monday, Apple revealed that iOS 10 is making the Messages app way more visual ...

Rajesh started following the latest happenings in the world of Android around the release of the Nexus One and Samsung Galaxy S. After flashing custom ROMs and kernels on his beloved Galaxy S, he ...