iOS 26.5 gave Messages app encrypted RCS, here’s how to check it’s working

Here’s how to check if end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging is enabled on your iPhone in iOS 26.5 and active in a given conversation.

Don't Want to Wait for iOS 27? Shortcuts Playground From MacStories Generates Shortcuts Using AI

Apple is rumored to be adding an AI feature for creating shortcuts with natural language to the Shortcuts app in iOS 27, but ...
9to5Mac

OpenAI improves Codex iOS experience with turn completion alerts, new commands, more

Last week, OpenAI updated ChatGPT for iPhone and iPad with access to Codex, its agentic coding tool for Mac. Since launching, the Codex iOS experience has improved in a few key ways. Here’s what’s new ...

After trying to buy TikTok, adtech giant AppLovin launches its own social media challenger

AppLovin quietly released a new social app called Gist to attract creators. It looks eerily like TikTok's Lemon8 app.
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Samsung Messages Is Being Retired. Here's How to Move Everything Before July

The end of Samsung Messages is no longer a rumor or a distant possibility; it's a July 2026 deadline that's now weeks away. Samsung began nudging Galaxy users toward Google Messages back in 2024, when ...