Smartphones have changed a lot of the ways we communicate. For some, texting is the primary or preferred form of communication. Within that group, some opt less for texting with words and instead use ...

Not everyone is a fan of the generic iOS message reactions, called Tapbacks. The six original Tapbacks were a heart, thumbs up or down, a "Haha," exclamation points or a question mark. Some people ...

Liking or reacting to a message is an easy way to acknowledge a text. Thankfully, it is also very straightforward to like text messages on your favorite budget Android phone. It is one of the many ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Oliver Rossi/ DigitalVision via Getty Images No matter what kind of app you're using to chat, you can pretty much expect that ...

How to customize CarPlay widgets and respond to texts with Tapbacks Apple's iOS 26 software makes it possible to safely react to a message with a Tapback while you're driving and create custom widget ...