TikTok has its own instant messaging service built in, complete with an Inbox to store your conversations. To share a video with a custom message, tap the Share icon on a video's page in your video ...

If your Messages icon on Facebook is missing from the left-hand column, then you may have removed it accidentally. To get it back, you need to load a page with all of your account's installed Facebook ...

Instagram allows you to communicate publicly and privately with followers, mutuals, and other Instagram users. That includes sending private messages to anyone. You don't need to follow or be followed ...

Instagram direct messages (DMs) have become a crucial tool for communication on the platform, allowing users to interact privately with each other. However, the array of symbols and icons within the ...

Twitter is known for allowing people to post messages, or tweets, of no more than 280 characters. Tweeting or reading through tweets all day can become boring, especially if nothing new is coming up ...

Well, iOS 10’s arrival date has finally been announced (Sept. 13 according to Wednesday's Apple keynote presentation, y'all!), and with it comes a whole bunch of new features. If you look at the text ...

Sending a text message from your cell phone is one of the quickest and less intrusive ways of getting in touch with someone, but it's not a skill that everyone is born with. Here are steps for helping ...

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Audio recordings are a convenient feature in iMessage that can potentially lead to embarrassing message misfires. Here's how to take control of audio recordings in the app. Messages is a great app for ...

Read receipts aren't everyone's favorite thing – after all, they can let friends know we've read a message when we would rather pretend we hadn't – but they're handy for keeping up with online ...