When you receive a text message, you sometimes see special effects, like balloons floating or fireworks exploding across your screen. These special effects can be triggered by using specific words or ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Green bubbles signifying text messages can be tough to parse on iOS. A feature in settings changes the green ...

For years, the dreaded green bubble has been a thorn in the side of iPhone users. It represents a messaging experience devoid of the modern features we've come to expect, as iOS shunts conversations ...

Google is taking the fight over green bubbles directly to iPhone users. As part of a collection of new features the company is announcing for the Messages app on Android today, Google is also baking ...

Google-owned Android has teamed with comedian Ziwe Fumudoh for an effort asserting that the green text bubbles exchanged in messages between iPhone and non-iPhone devices are costing Apple adherents ...