iOS 26 is packed full of changes for iPhone users, including five great new group chat features in the Messages app. Here’s what’s new. Typing indicators have been a key iMessage features for years, ...

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Viral posts claim you need to opt out of Gmail’s ‘smart features’ to avoid having your emails used to train AI, but Google says it doesn’t use the content of your emails for AI training. Viral posts ...

It’s been less than a week since Apple released the second iOS 26.2 beta — and now we’re already on to the third beta. As one would expect from such a fast and furious beta cycle, iOS 26.2 beta 3 ...

While writing “Comparing the Classic and Unified Views in iOS 26’s Phone App” (10 November 2025), I commented that the Unified view’s Calls screen was more attractive if you had contact posters for ...

I suspect many TidBITS readers are of the generation that still uses the iPhone as a phone. Heck, many of us remember rotary phones that needed actual dialing, and some may even have had party lines, ...

is a news writer covering all things consumer tech. Stevie started out at Laptop Mag writing news and reviews on hardware, gaming, and AI. Discord is expanding the safety controls parents and ...

For many years, Google users have been demanding a feature that allows their trusted friends and family to help them when they’re locked out of their Google account. Gmail’s new “Recovery Contacts” ...

UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - The next stop for thousands of UC Santa Barbara students will be a job in their career field but it could be in a totally different direction. That's what some ...