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There are many ways to liven up a text conversation. Most messaging platforms these days offer the use of emojis. GIFs, and stickers from third-party apps as a way for senders to zhuzh up responses or ...

if there's any feature I've used the most with iOS 17, it's Stickers. The feature builds off of Visual Lookup in iOS 16, which gave you the ability to cut and copy a subject from a photo and then ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Have you ever wondered why some messages stick and why some presenters hold your attention ...

Apple's Messages app now make stickers out of your own photos, generate animated stickers from Live photos, and add special effects to your stickers. You've long been able to add stickers to the texts ...

Texting has been a game-changer in how you communicate with your family and friends. It's perfect for those times when you need to be discreet, like when you're studying in a library, and making a ...

Typing out text messages to people is one of the simplest functions of your iPhone. However, there are times where you need to send a message but can't easily type on your keyboard — whether you're ...

With iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, you can save your late-night musings for a more decent hour by setting a text message to go at a specific time in Apple Messages. Both OSes launch in the fall, though you ...

In iOS 17, when you ‌FaceTime‌ someone and they aren't able to answer, you can leave a video or audio message depending on the call method you used. If you are using ‌‌FaceTime‌‌ video, you can leave ...

Zach began writing for CNET in November, 2021 after writing for a broadcast news station in his hometown, Cincinnati, for five years. You can usually find him reading and drinking coffee or watching a ...

If you've ever felt like you just couldn't find the perfect GIF to express your thoughts, a new feature in Google Messages might be what you need. You'll soon be able to record your own selfie GIFs in ...