Google makes it easier to search from the comforts of iMessage

GBoard is great for accessing Google without leaving iMessage, but, unless you’re already using it as your default keyboard, switching back and forth is clunky. That should change with today’s update for the Google app on iOS. Now the Google app is available within the iMessage app drawer and it offers weather forecasts, trending news […]

Delta to Offer Free iMessage, WhatsApp and More on Hundreds of Planes

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TripIt will keep your shared travel plans updated in iMessage

After giving its travel organization app a tidy makeover for iOS and Android last year, TripIt is back with another update. This time it’s focussing on iPhone messaging. With the arrival of iOS 11, TripIt for iMessage can now update your shared itinerary plans to account for any changes. That includes real-time flight info for […]

Apple wants iMessage to be your customer service app

Apple has been steadily improving iMessage over the past year, and now apparently it wants to get businesses in on the action. Enter Business Chat, Apple’s as-yet-unreleased tool to provide customer service through iMessage. While the service hasn’t been officially announced yet (there’s a 10 AM PT/1 PM ET talk scheduled for June 9 at […]

Some people are saying Facebook Messenger looks like iMessage now

Yesterday Facebook made a pretty significant update to its Messenger app for messaging and voice and video calls: It finally started letting people access its M virtual assistant in conversations. But there’s more to it than that. Facebook also adjusted the design of the app in a way that makes Messenger look like Apple’s Messages […]