The encrypted chat app Signal is adding a few new options for users looking to lock down their messages. The app will now allow anyone to turn on a default timer for disappearing messages, ...

In recent years, popular messaging services have received options that allow you to act on sent messages. This can avoid embarrassing situations where you accidentally send a message or simply allow ...

WhatsApp says it is rolling out a new option that makes disappearing messages the default behavior for all new chats on the end-to-end encrypted messaging platform. It's been over a year since ...

Google Messages is now an essential app for billions of people globally in this fast-paced age of communication. Google Message provides a smooth experience for anything from short text messaging to ...

Google Messages is testing an “Unsubscribe” option. This option will let you unsubscribe from business or spam messages. There is also a “Subscribe” option if you want to resubscribe to these messages ...

The Messages app becomes more playful -- and more practical if you're out of range -- in the latest iOS update. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of ...

The nifty disappearing messages feature in WhatsApp could soon get expanded even further, according to the latest beta build on Android. For those unaware, late last year, WhatsApp rolled out support ...

I sit in front of a Mac all day (like you probably do), so I rely on notifications a lot, especially to communicate with co-workers, friends, and family. The problem I’ve been having, however, is that ...