The move is part of an effort to make the app more like WhatsApp and iMessage. Law enforcement authorities say the privacy makes it harder to track criminals. By Mike Isaac and Michael H. Keller Mike ...

Meta is introducing new features for Messenger, its messaging app, including AI-powered noise suppression. Messenger is getting HD video calls and voice isolation, both of which can be enabled via the ...

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If you’ve ever sent a message to a friend on Facebook Messenger, you’ve probably noticed a little check mark icon next to the message you sent. They’re nothing to worry about, but these check mark ...

Facebook Messenger is testing ways to protect user privacy with a handful of new security features. On Wednesday, the messaging platform announced it would begin testing "secure storage" of users' ...

Meta on Thursday said it is testing expanded encryption features for Messenger and Instagram, days after the company came under scrutiny for providing messages to police in an abortion-related case.

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Facebook has shared an ...

Open GoogleMessages on your Android device. The RCS option lets others know you read their messages. From now on, when you ...

The first quantum-resistant messaging app is now available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store. The so-called XX Messenger, a blockchain-based application, rolled out on Jan. 5. A Chinese woman ...

One of iOS 5's most anticipated features is iMessage, an Apple instant-messaging service that can be used only among iOS devices. This is essentially Apple's answer to BlackBerry Messenger, RIM's own ...

The study looked at several common “myths” surrounding digital messaging to determine whether apps really are eroding face-to-face communications. According to Facebook, its own evidence suggests ...

The actual number of chat messages sent each day is hard to come by, but with WhatsApp alone accounting for billions of users, you can imagine the sheer volume of ongoing conversations. Not all of ...