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How to Keep iMessage From Filling Up Your iPhone and iCloud
My Apple devices have over 55,000 items in the Messages app. This includes texts, voice notes, photos, videos, gifs, and other attachments sent and received on multiple devices. Over time, Messages has threatened to become the second-largest occupier of my precious storage space, right after Photos. Fortunately, I took action at the right time to start getting rid of the…
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7 iMessage Features to Show Your Love on Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day usually involves a card, flowers, and dinner. This year why not add a creative iMessage into the mix? Here are seven different iMessage features you can use to show your valentine you love them. Since these features are limited to iMessage, they will only work between Apple devices like the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch. 7 Spice…
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Phishing texts trick Apple iMessage users into disabling protection
Cybercriminals are exploiting a trick to turn off Apple iMessage’s built-in phishing protection for a text and trick users into re-enabling disabled phishing links. With so much of our daily activities done from our mobile devices, whether paying bills, shopping, or communicating with friends and colleagues, threat actors increasingly conduct smishing (SMS phishing) attacks against mobile numbers. To protect users from…
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A new iMessage safety feature prompts kids to report explicit images to Apple
Apple is adding a new child safety feature that lets kids send a report to Apple when they are sent photos or videos with nudity, according to The Guardian. After reviewing anything received, the company can report messages to law enforcement. The new feature expands on Apple’s Communication Safety feature, which uses on-device scanning to detect nudity in photos or…
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