Google has launched a campaign, where the company is once again getting on Apple's back in an an attempt to force Apple to "fix the text messaging issues between Android devices and iPhones".
 BlackBerry and LeapXpert have teamed up to enable the use of the BlackBerry Dynamics platform in tandem with popular messaging applications to drive greater business communication yet retain strong security and governance posture.
Telegram has started the official rollout of Telegram Premium – a monthly subscription that gives users access to exclusive additional features.
Vodafone and RingCentral have today launched ‘Vodafone Business UC with RingCentral’, a cloud communications platform offering organisations more choice, flexibility, and simplicity when it comes to workforce collaboration and remote working.
Meta has released update to Messenger’s opt-in end-to-end encrypted chats, including group chats and calls, notifications for screenshots of disappearing messages, stickers, GIFs, reactions and more.
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Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing Chat Themes, Interactive Emoji, Read Receipts in Groups and Live Stream Recording and more.
Apple today showed previews of its FaceTime video chat, adding the ability to schedule calls with multiple attendees and making the software compatible with Android and Windows devices. For the first time, FaceTime calls will extend beyond Apple devices.
Retro Message Studio is bringing a new twist to mobile video messaging with the launch of Retro Message for iOS. With its vast collection of vintage films, Retro Message lets users send messages superimposed on vintage black-and-white movie clips
Infobip is supporting BT’s RCS launch through the development of a visual demo flow, which is being used to showcase key benefits of RCS Business Messaging to more business customers across the UK.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing Voice Chats – persistent conference calls that members can join and leave as they please, and more.
WhatsApp has implemented shopping carts for businesses, offering a new intuitive experience for users that allows companies to keep track of orders and increase their sales.
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Google is rolling out end-to-end encryption for Android messages users, making it harder for anyone, including law enforcement, to read the content of messages.
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Business Messages enables rich features such as carousels, cards, quick replies, photos, and more
Microsoft has added several new features, such as picture-in-picture support, natural language search, caller ID for voicemail messages, and more to Microsoft Teams for Android.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing multiple pinned messages in every chat, Live Locations 2.0, Playlists, and more.
LivePerson has integrated Instagram messaging into its Conversational Cloud platform, empowering brands to create meaningful messaging experiences with consumers on Instagram at scale.
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Zoom faced a number of new challenges due to an unprecedented surge in users as COVID-19 forced employees to work from home and students to learn from home amid local lockdown restrictions.
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BT's mobile network EE is the first to partner with Google to bring RCS Business Messaging (RBM) to businesses in the UK.
H&M has Integrated Google’s Business Messages into the Nuance Intelligent Engagement Platform to make the experience more accessible. Instead of calling in, customers can message directly within entry points from a variety of Google experiences, such as Google Search, Google Maps, and others.
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Zoom Video Communications has signed a new carrier agreement with BT, with BT now offering Zoom Meetings, Zoom Phone and Zoom Rooms, in a managed service with integrated networking to ensure optimal user experiences.
Microsoft has added a series of new video-calling features to Teams, including a Together mode which looks to provide a new way to group chat. With the new update, Microsoft Teams users will be able to view more members on the mobile's screen and also consume less amount of internet data during a video call and more.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing an alpha version of video calling on both Android and iOS. You can start a video call from your contact's profile page, and switch video on or off at any time during voice calls. Like all other video content on Telegram, video calls support picture-in-picture mode, allowing you to scroll through chats and multitask while maintaining eye contact.
Armour Comms has launched its AES 256 bit encryption solution, SigNet by Armour. Originally previewed at DSEI 2019, SigNet provides secure voice, high resolution video, messaging, group chat, file attachments and Message Burn (self destructing messages).
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Microsoft has added a series of new video-calling features to Teams, including a Together mode which looks to provide a new way to group chat.
Back in March, WhatsApp rolled out Dark Mode to Android and iOS, and the company today announced that Dark Mode will shortly be coming to both Desktop and Web versions of WhatsApp.
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Microsoft has announced the expansion of Microsoft Teams beyond work groups, opening the platform up for personal use.
Microsoft is rolling out of new custom background effects in Teams, along with new features in the free version of Teams.
The latest version of Signal for Android and iOS introduces a new blur feature in the image editor that can help protect the privacy of the people in the photos you share.
The latest update to Google Duo has finally brought Dark Mode to Google's Video Calling app.
Telegram announced today that they have reached the milestone of 400 million monthly active users, up from 300 million a year ago. Alongside the announcement, the company released upgrades for both Android and iOS apps.
Due to the current lockdown, video calling software is hugely popular at the moment, with Zoom the main beneficiary. Now Facebook wants a piece of the video calling market, and has introduced a new service called Messenger Rooms.
Soprano Design has launched an updated version of its omni-channel rich messaging platform, Soprano Connect, into the European and UK markets.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update for BBM Enterprise for Android which brings a reduced setup time for voice and video calls in poor network conditions.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update for BBM Enterprise for iOS which brings improvements to push notifications.
Microsoft is making its collaboration platform Teams available to all for free for six months to help people connect with their companies, schools, and colleges using the Internet.
WhatsApp has launched a new update for Android which brings support for call waiting, new privacy settings and more. The biggest feature is obviously the new call waiting feature, although the company has skipped adding call holding for this release.
A recent survey showed 41% of UK workers admit to using WhatsApp for work purposes despite it being against WhatsApp’s legal terms of service.
Guild, today announced they support interpersonal messaging between professionals for free.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing New Profiles, Fast Media Viewer and People Nearby 2.0 and includes includes a collection of animated love-themed emoji for Valentines Day.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing improvements to photos and videos. Users can now switch to the Picture-in-Picture mode to watch your video in a small window and change video playback speed in the playback controls '...' menu.
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing three new kinds of telegram polls. Previously, all polls on Telegram were anonymous but you can now create polls that allow everyone in the group to see who voted for what.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update for BBM Enterprise for iOS which brings which brings System-level dark mode integration and other improvements,
BlackBerry has rolled out an update for BBM Enterprise for Android which brings System-level dark mode integration and other improvements,
Telegram has rolled out a new update bringing a new Theme Editor, Send When Online, Verifiable Builds and more. Using the new theme editor in Chat Settings (or Appearance Settings on iOS), you can quickly tweak the style of elements in Telegram chats and add gradients to both your messages and your background. Users can easily switch between tabs Main Color, Background and My Messages.
Google is testing floating conversation bubbles (Facebook Messenger style) in its Messages app on Android 10. While the support for the feature was added in Android 10 beta two for Pixel devices, the feature was pulled on the stable build.
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Android users in the United States finally have access to a new messaging protocol that promises many of the benefits Apple users already get from iMessage.
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SwyxWare 12 brings Improved design, new redundancy concept and feature enhancements for VisualGroups
Swyx has released version 12 of its Swyx communication solution with a new design of its Windows client and updates to the Swyx VisualGroups queue management tool.
WhatsApp has launched a new update for Android which brings support for call waiting, new privacy settings and more. The biggest feature is obviously the new call waiting feature, although the company has skipped adding call holding for this release.
Back in June Google began rolling out RCS in the UK and France, bypassing carriers. Google is now doing the same in the US. If you already have Messages, you’ll be prompted to enable chat features in the coming weeks. If you don’t have Messages, you can download it on the Play Store. Google expects this service to be broadly available in the U.S. by the end of year.
Many Android users are complaining that one of the most recent WhatsApp updates is draining their phone’s battery life by up to 50 percent in a matter of hours, regardless of active use. The popular messaging app is facing a backlash from users who say their devices are seeing significant battery drain after updating to the latest version of the messaging service.
After months of testing, WhatsApp has finally launched a fingerprint lock option for Android phones letting users secure their usage with more secure bio-metric verification systems.
IMImobile has teamed up with US network software giant Mavenir to launch an RCS messaging initiative. IMImobile and Mavenir will work together with global operator mutual customers, integrated RCS enablement technologies and a shared vision to increase adoption of this new channel globally.
Huawei is more trusted by the UK public than Facebook, according to the results of a UK consumer survey conducted by Censuswide. The survey examined attitudes towards the big messaging platform providers (i.e. Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp), as well as wider consumer trust in the technology sector.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update for BBM Enterprise for iOS which brings compatibility with iOS 13, improved quality of profile pictures and more.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update for BBM Enterprise for Android which brings compatibility with Android 10, improved quality of profile pictures and more.
Telegram has rolled out a new update, bringing Scheduled Messages, Reminders, Custom Cloud Themes and More Privacy features.
Telegram has rolled out a new update, bringing features like Silent Messages, Slow Mode, Admin Titles, and more. Users can send messages silently. To use this feature, users need to simply hold the Send button and choose to deliver the message or media without sound and the receiver will get a notification as usual, but their phone won’t make a sound even if they are not in Do Not Disturb mode.
Telegram has rolled out a new update on iOS, bringing features like Silent Messages, Slow Mode, Admin Titles, and more. Users can send messages silently. To use this feature, users need to simply hold the Send button and choose to deliver the message or media without sound and the receiver will get a notification as usual, but their phone won’t make a sound even if they are not in Do Not Disturb mode.
IMImobile has announced it has conditionally agreed to acquire US-based mobile engagement and RCS Business Messaging leader 3Cinteractive. The acquisition allows IMImobile to increase its footprint in North America and become the global market leader for RCS (Rich Communications Services) Business Messaging.
In most public and corporate networks, one or more firewalls are configured to add an additional level of security. These firewalls permit and deny network traffic between devices on the internal network and the Internet.
BlackBerry has rolled an update for BBM Enterprise for Android which brings bug fixes and performance enhancements.
BlackBerry has rolled an update for BBM Enterprise for iOS which brings bug fixes and performance enhancements.
Telegram has rolled out a new update which is all about animated stickers. Artists can also create and upload new packs of animated stickers for everybody to use.
Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings Location-Based Chats, Adding Contacts Without Phone Numbers and More.
Earlier in the week, BlackBerry released an update to BBM Enterprise for Android (BBMe), BBM Enterprise for macOS and BBM Enterprise for Windows. The equivalent upgrade for BBM Enterprise for iOS has now been released.
BlackBerry has released an update to BBM Enterprise for Android (BBMe), bringing the ability to record and send videos directly from within a chat and more.
Google has been pushing Rich Communication Services (RCS) as a replacement for SMS for a long time now but the feature kept getting delayed due to delays from carriers.
Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings the ability to choose who can see your phone number in Privacy & Security settings and more.
BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) will be put out of its misery today, finally closing down, following its failure to retain users while being unable to attract new ones.
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Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings chat archives, a fresh look for the app and more.
It's taken its time but the ability to archive chats is finally here. To archive, simply swipe left on your main screen. You can further hide archived chats with another left swipe and to see them again, simply pull down on the main screen.
At it's ongoing F8 annual developer conference, while the keynote opened with CEO Mark Zuckerberg stressing on a privacy-focused platform, there were a lot of new developments shared as far as all of Facebook’s products are concerned.
Starting with Messenger, Facebook shared plans about integrating the chat app with Instagram and WhatsApp.
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Telegram has rolled out a new update to Telegram X, which brings new privacy notifications, support for polls and a whole lot more. A major feature of the recent update, is what the developer is calling Notifications 2.0.
With today's update of BBM Enterprise for iOS, individual subscriptions for personal use of BBM Enterprise is now available to iOS users. With an individual subscription, users can send secure, encrypted messages with other BBM Enterprise customers.
In light of Emtek’s decision to end its service of BBM for consumers on May 31, 2019, BlackBerry is making BBM Enterprise (BBMe), its enterprise-grade end-to-end encrypted messaging platform, available for consumer and individual use - for a fee.
In what is really no major surprise, Emtek has announced that they will be closing BBM consumer service on 31 May 2019. To compensate, BlackBerry will open its enterprise-version of BBM to general consumers.
Last month, Facebook included a new dark mode in its Messenger app, which had to be activated by using a hidden Easter Egg. Facebook has now rolled out the feature with with a simple toggle switch from settings.
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WhatsApp has finally released the long-awaited business version of its messaging application on iOS, promising a much better experience for SMBs who want to communicate with customers on the platform.
Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings new privacy settings, TalkBack support and more.
Users can now delete any message on both ends in any private chat. You can also delete any private chat entirely from both your and the other person's device with just two taps
Creative Media Works has released the latest update to BBM for iPhone, which brings the @mention features, posting video clips to your feeds and more.
IMImobile has made its enterprise cloud communications platform IMIconnect available on Salesforce AppExchange. Salesforce users will now be able to quickly launch and orchestrate two-way, trigger based customer communications across more than 10 channels including SMS, WhatsApp, Apple Business Chat, In App and Push, amongst others.
Creative Media Works has released the latest update to BBM for Android, which brings 65,000 character posts to your feed, and lets you receive notifications when your friends like or comment on your post.
Facebook has finally included a new dark mode in its Messenger app, and it’s relatively easy to enable.
Dark Mode is more than just a personal preference as it can save battery life if you spend a lot of time within the app. This is thanks to the fact that your phone isn’t spending all of that energy to light your bright screen up.
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Hermes UK is introducing innovative technology aimed at bringing people together by enabling the sender of a parcel to connect with its recipient through a personal video message.
Hermes Play, which was created within Hermes’ Innovation Lab, allows the sender to pre- record a personal message which is then uploaded via the Hermes Send app.
BlackBerry has rolled out updates to BBM Enterprise for Android, iOS and Desktop. BBM Enterprise 1.6 brings Banner message in legacy chats, QR code activation, App lock and more.
Telegram has rolled out a new update which concentrates on bringing improvements to chat backgrounds. Users can now apply blur and motion effects to chat backgrounds as well as set custom colours as backgrounds and apply patterns.
Facebook currently owns and operates three messaging platforms that all run independently of each other - Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram. All three platforms feature their own respective messaging component; Instagram users, for instance, can't use the app to contact users on WhatsApp.
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Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings new Global permissions for groups, where admins can restrict all members in any group from posting certain types of content.
WhatsApp is limiting its users from forwarding single messages no more than five times, in an attempt to stop the spread of fake news through the messaging platform. The service, which had allowed users to forward messages up to 20 times, announced the new policy in Jakarta, Indonesia where the country is holding its general elections.
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Creative Media Works has announced the latest update to BBM for Android, which brings new interactive feeds that allow you to like, share and exchange comments on your friend's status.
Creative Media Works has released the latest update to BBM for iPhone, which brings BBM desktop extending your chat to laptop so that you can chat seamlessly across devices.
Telegram has rolled out a new update which brings new design for profiles, notifications and sounds, and general settings. In addition, Profile pages offer quick access to shared media.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing the ability to view messages from your most important contacts and conversations with priority Hub.
IMImobile today announced its customers are now able to use Apple Business Chat, a new way for users to communicate directly with businesses using the Messages app on iPhone and iPad.
Samsung and Google announced today that they are working together to offer an enhanced smartphone messaging experience, accelerating the industry initiative toward global Rich Communication Services (RCS) coverage and interoperability.
BlackBerry has rolled out updates to BBM Enterprise for Android, iOS, macOS and Windows 10 platforms. All versions brings fixes to customer features.
BlackBerry has released an update to the BlackBerry Spark Communications Platform for developers. The biggest change to this release (R6) is that developers no longer have to manage their own Key Management Service (KMS). When you create your domain, you now have the option to have BlackBerry Manage and distribute your cryptographic keys.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to BBM Enterprise for Android, iOS, macOS, Windows 10 and UEM-Based Enterprise Management for BBM Enterprise platforms. MPOP has received an enhancement across the board and the maximum number of supported active devices has increased from 3 to 5.
Creative Media Works has announced the latest update to BBM for Android and iOS, which brings faster Sign-ups and Sign-ins for New Users and more.
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BlackBerry released the BlackBerry Spark Communications Platform earlier today and to go along with the global release, the company is launching the first ever Spark Hackathon.
Spark Hackathon is open to developers 18 years and older from across the globe.
Back in February 2017, BlackBerry entered the Communications Platform as a Service (CPaaS) market with the introduction of its BBM Enterprise SDK, enabling developers to integrate secure messaging, voice and video capabilities into applications and services. However, the name didn't really do the development platform justice, and was re-branded to the BlackBerry Spark Communications Platform,.
Android smartphone owners that use Android Messages can now send and receive text messages from their computer. The feature, which rolled-out worldwide today, means users can continue to send and receive messages in their text threads even when their phone isn't to hand. Text, photographs, and stickers are all supported in the web browser version of Android Messages.
BlackBerry has announced that they will be dropping BBM Channels from BBM. In addition, the company will also be dropping cross-platform groups. This is technically BBM Enterprise and not BBM for consumers which is run by Creative Media, who produce BBM for Android and iOS.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to BBM Enterprise for BlackBerry 10 (yes BB10). BBM Enterprise for BlackBerry 10 v20.3.0.5 doesn't bring any new features and brings fixes to customer issues. BBM Enterprise allows employees to take advantage of the speed, reliability and privacy of BBM for faster communication.
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Authorities in Russia have threatened to block Facebook as they attempt to extend their control of the Internet and shut down encrypted messaging service Telegram.
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Russia’s internet watchdog has blocked an estimated 16m IP addresses in a massive operation against the banned Telegram messaging app that could set a new precedent for Russian online censorship.
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A Russian court in Moscow court has banned the popular Telegram messaging app. The court ruling on Friday came after Telegram refused to give Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) encryption keys that would grant access to user messaging data.
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Creative Media Works has announced the latest update to BBM for Android, which brings a faster and lighter version of BBM. Creative say the app now opens faster and has a more responsive UI.
Researchers at cyber-security firm Trustlook Labs have discovered an Android trojan which, once installed, can execute its malicious software every time a device is loaded up, and steal data from some of the most popular Android apps.
BlackBerry has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Snap Inc. SImilar to the companies lawsuit against Facebook last month, BlackBerry says that Snap has infringed on intellectual property, including innovations on real-time activity location for maps, message notification techniques and methods for integrating advertising on mobile devices.
Snapchat has released two new features, one that allows users to video chat with up to 16 friends and another that provides the option to tag users in Stories. The former mirrors video chat options on other platforms like Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Google Hangouts, while the latter is similar to Instagram's "@" mention feature.
BlackBerry have released an update to BlackBerry Enterprise Mobility Server (BEMS) bringing Enhanced Security, more Skype support and more. BEMS and the Connect service are now compatible with Skype for Business Online. This feature is currently certified for use with a maximum of 250 users at this time.
BlackBerry has rolled out an update to BBM Enterprise, bringing chat enhancements, security policies, a desktop app and more. BBM Enterprise will feature calls from Cloud DS where users will be able to start BBM voice and video calls from Cloud DS results.
Microsoft has released another Outlook for Android update that brings the addition of Calendar attachments, allowing Outlook users to view them on their Android devices. You can view embedded images and open these attachments directly from the event details in the Outlook app.
Creative Media Works has released the latest update to BBM for iPhone, which brings the ability to share videos in groups and add albums to your profile. In addition, users can now easily share content with more people with the new contact multi-picker.
Samsung and Disney are bringing Disney characters to life as new AR Emojis for the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. Starting today, Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+ users will be able to access classic Disney characters – Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse– directly from their phone to create personalized messages.
A European team of cryptographers, cryptologists and programming specialists have developed a new application they claim will revolutionize the world of mobile communication. They claim that it is in fact more secure that talking to someone face-to-face.
Facebook has implemented video chatting in Messenger Lite, a slimmed down version of Messenger for Android that offers the core features of the app while giving everyone the opportunity to stay connected to their friends and family, intended for people with older Android devices and/or slower Internet connections.
BlackBerry will be rolling out an update to BBM Enterprise soon, bringing chat enhancements, security policies, a desktop app and more. BBM Enterprise will feature calls from Cloud DS where users will be able to start BBM voice and video calls from Cloud DS results.
BlackBerry have released an update to the BlackBerry Hub app for Android, bringing Enhanced S/MIME Management, Email Font Selection and a more Consistent User Interface.
Facebook Messenger Kids, a controversial new messenger aimed at children is now available on Android. This app is specifically designed for children between the ages of 6 through 12, since you can be age 13 and sign up for a normal Facebook account.
