All posts tagged: messages

Here’s What Happened to Those SignalGate Messages

Here’s What Happened to Those SignalGate Messages

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The US Treasury Department was initially alone in providing the court a timeline of the messages that it was able to retrieve. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had received a preservation memo on March 26, his acting general counsel said, as well as advice regarding his fundamental duty to preserve records. Resultingly, “images were taken from the phones of Secretary Bessent and Mr. [Daniel] Katz,” Bessent’s chief of staff. The messages begin at 1:48 pm EST on March 15, 2025. “The Atlantic article was about a chat that took place the 11th through the 15th,” Anthony says, “so pretty much everything was gone—from the only defendant who gave us clear and specific information about what they were able to save.” The Department of Defense told the court last month that its attorneys were “in the process” of complying with the agency’s preservation rules and that Secretary Hegseth’s communications team had been asked to forward the Signal messages to an official DOD account. Pressed by the court for further details last week, the DOD said Monday that …

iOS 19 to Improve Texting With Android Users in Five Ways

iOS 19 to Improve Texting With Android Users in Five Ways

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Apple this week said that it plans to add support for end-to-end encrypted RCS messages to the Messages app in future iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS software updates, and that news actually has some additional implications. As noted by 9to5Mac‘s Michael Burkhardt, Apple has indirectly confirmed that it will be adopting the RCS Universal Profile 3.0 specification, which includes not only end-to-end encryption, but also several other iMessage-like enhancements that were originally introduced in version 2.7 of the specification. iOS 18 supports RCS Universal Profile 2.4. Here are five new capabilities to expect for RCS conversations: End-to-end encryption, which will prevent Apple and any other third party from being able to read messages and attachments while they are being sent between devices, as has always been the case with iMessage In-line replies Edit messages Unsend messages Full-fledged Tapback support for RCS messages, ensuring they always work iMessage conversations with blue bubbles have supported end-to-end encryption by default since iOS 5. In addition, iMessage has supported in-line replies since iOS 14, while the options to edit …

Black People Across the Country Are Getting Racist Text Messages Saying They’re Going to Be Enslaved

Black People Across the Country Are Getting Racist Text Messages Saying They’re Going to Be Enslaved

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“I knew it was a prank, but to see that so early after the election I was shook.” Harmful Prank Across the United States, Black Americans are getting horrible text messages telling them that they’re going to be enslaved under Donald Trump’s second presidency. As CBS News reports, people in states as politically and demographically diverse as New York, Ohio, California, Alabama, and Pennsylvania have reported these horrible anonymous texts to authorities. As a result, the Federal Bureau of Investigations and the Federal Communications Commission, and at least one state attorney general, are investigating the matter. The nature of the texts vary slightly according to location, but all seem to adhere to a specific script telling Black recipients that they had been “selected for cotton picking” and should pack up their things to head to “the plantation.” Though not all texts include references to the president-elect, many seem to. In its investigation, CBS found that area codes from 25 different states had been used to send these vile missives sent to people as young as …

Everything New in the iOS 18 Messages App

Everything New in the iOS 18 Messages App

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iOS 18 is bringing major changes to the Messages app, with Apple adding Tapback reaction changes new formatting, updated effects, satellite support, better texting with green bubble people, and eventually, several fun Apple Intelligence features. This guide highlights everything that’s new in the ‌iOS 18‌ Messages app, and what’s coming later. Send Later ‌iOS 18‌ adds the option to schedule an iMessage to be sent to someone at a later time or date. If you know someone’s birthday is coming up, for example, you can schedule a happy birthday text to them ahead of the date so it’s ready to go. Scheduling a message can be only be done in conversations with other iMessage users, and it is not an option when texting with an Android user. It works in both individual and group chats, as long as all participants have an Apple device and access to iMessage. To schedule a message, follow these steps: Open up a conversation in the Messages app. Tap on the “+” button on the left side of the text …

How to send RCS messages from your iPhone to your Android user friends

How to send RCS messages from your iPhone to your Android user friends

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Adam Breeden/ZDNET Looking for a way to send rich text messages from your iPhone to your Android counterparts? With the launch of iOS 18, the long-awaited RCS messaging option is now a reality. Thanks to the new RCS support, your iPhone texts to Android users can include larger file attachments, higher-quality photos and videos, audio messages, read receipts, more types of emojis, and smoother group chats. Also: 6 reasons why iOS 18 makes the iPhone 16 a must-upgrade Promised by Apple last year and top among the desired new features in iOS 18, RCS (Rich Communications Service) is a messaging standard released by Google a few years ago. Designed to replace SMS messaging, RCS is a more modern standard that can handle richer content. Apple had long resisted the calls to enable RCS but finally gave in amid demand for greater interoperability between iPhone and Android. Until the release of iOS 18, Apple users could only send rich text messages to each other through iMessage. Any texts exchanged with Android users would be limited to …

Tell us: have UK general election candidates left messages on your smart doorbell? | General election 2024

Tell us: have UK general election candidates left messages on your smart doorbell? | General election 2024

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Smart doorbells have transformed the campaigning process for political candidates, allowing them to leave messages and even speak directly with voters while they’re away from home. If you’ve had a candidate leave a message on your smart doorbell during the general election campaign, we’d like to hear from you. What did the candidate say and do you have the video? Share your experience If you’ve had a candidate leave you a message on a smart doorbell, please get in touch. Your responses, which can be anonymous, are secure as the form is encrypted and only the Guardian has access to your contributions. We will only use the data you provide us for the purpose of the feature and we will delete any personal data when we no longer require it for this purpose. For true anonymity please use our SecureDrop service instead. Source link

A guide to the six main parties: what will be their campaign messages? | General election 2024

A guide to the six main parties: what will be their campaign messages? | General election 2024

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The general election machines are lurching into action, albeit with some initial grinding of gears as the parties respond to the unexpected summer election date. So what will they be saying? And how will they be saying it? Here is our guide to the six most prominent parties. Conservatives The big message: Stick to the plan. Yes, the narrative goes, we have been in power for 14 years, but in an era of unprecedented global threats and as some economic numbers tick up after Covid and the energy price crunch, why risk it with Labour? What they’ll want to talk about: Inflation. Now at 2.3%, Rishi Sunak will want to take credit for a pledge that has been met, even if sceptics argue it was going to fall anyway. And Rwanda. While not a single plane has left, or will leave before the election, they hope to contrast the idea of it with Labour’s more prosaic policies on border security. What they won’t want to talk about: Liz Truss. Possibly Boris Johnson. Maybe even Brexit. …

Irish Eurovision Act ‘Made To Remove’ Pro-Palestine Messages From Costume

Irish Eurovision Act ‘Made To Remove’ Pro-Palestine Messages From Costume

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Irish Eurovision performer Bambie Thug has claimed they were made to remove messages of solidarity with Palestine from their stage outfit in the lead-up to their first performance of the competition. On Tuesday night, Bambie was one of 15 acts to compete in the first of this year’s two semi-finals, during which they became Ireland’s first qualifying act since 2018. During Eurovision rehearsals, the singer-songwriter has been seen sporting subtle messages of solidarity with Palestine – including “freedom for Palestine” and “ceasefire”, written in the ancient Celtic alphabet Ogham – on their body. However, these were not present when Bambie performed on Tuesday, which they said after the show was down to Eurovision organisers the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Bambie told reporters at a post-show press conference these slogans were “very important for me because I am pro-justice and pro-peace”. “Unfortunately,” they added, “I had to change those messages today, to ‘Crown The Witch’ only… in order from the EBU.” ???????? Bambie Thug has confirmed that the EBU required them to remove the words “Freedom …

How To Tell If A Guy Likes You: Decoding His Text Messages | Hayley Matthews

How To Tell If A Guy Likes You: Decoding His Text Messages | Hayley Matthews

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Men are not known for their ability to communicate well. Put two screens and at least a couple of feet between you, and what used to be difficult to decode is now practically impossible. You no longer need to fret over what his text messages really mean, though, because this is how to tell if a guy likes you. With a little bit of research and a whole lot of personal experience, I think I’ve translated at least part of his Martian language. His 9 most confusing text messages — and what they really mean: 1. “Hey” He’s interested in you and wants the two of you to talk. But he couldn’t come up with a better transition from your non-conversation than “Hey.” He’s not very creative. But if you’re interested, you should go ahead and respond. RELATED: 17 Flirty Texts To Send Him That’ll Make Him Think About You Nonstop 2. “Lol” He may or may not think what you’ve said is humorous, but he is not ready for the conversation to end. He’s using “lol” …

How to Recover Deleted Facebook Messages

How to Recover Deleted Facebook Messages

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Key Takeaways Archived messages are retrievable by checking the Archive option on Facebook Messenger. Recover deleted messages on Android by exploring cache data in the com.facebook.orca folder. Access your Facebook message backups for deleted content by downloading from the site’s Account Center. Whether you were organizing your inbox or annoyed at someone, you’ve probably deleted a Facebook message at least once in your life. So, what happens if you need that information back? This article explains how to recover deleted messages from Facebook through various methods. How to Check if You Archived the Message If you’re looking for a whole missing chat, and not just one message missing within the conversation, your first place to go is the archived messages. Since the buttons for Delete and Archive on the app are one below the other, you may have thought you deleted something, when in fact, it’s archived. If you leave a group chat, Facebook also automatically archives it instead of deleting it. At the end of the day, finding hidden messages on Messenger is nothing …