IMessage (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "IMessage" in English language version.

Last modified: 06:54:06, 23 July 2026 (UTC)

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8580web.archive.org

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9to5google.com (Global: 5,648^th place; English: 4,051^st place)

Li, Abner (December 13, 2023). "iMessage for Android via Beeper Mini and Cloud are down again". 9To5Google. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
Li, Abner. "Google will work with Apple on implementing RCS on iPhone". Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

9to5mac.com (Global: 3,977^th place; English: 2,728^th place)

Potuck, Michael (February 21, 2024). "Apple launching quantum computer protection for iMessage with iOS 17.4, here's what that means". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
Mayo, Benjamin (November 10, 2023). "Apple to appeal EU ruling that forces company to make changes to the 'gatekeeper' App Store and iMessage". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
Mayo, Benjamin (September 10, 2023). "Report: Apple claims iMessage not big enough to fall under purview of EU 'gatekeeper' competition law". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
Lovejoy, Ben (February 13, 2024). "iMessage antitrust threat removed, as EU says it's not a dominant service". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
Beasley, Mike (September 24, 2013). "iMessage makes the jump to Android in the form of a shady unofficial app (updated: removed)". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on June 20, 2023. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
"PieMessage open-source project brings iMessage to Android using your Mac as a server". 9to5Mac. May 3, 2016. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
Espósito, Filipe. "RCS is coming to iOS, but will it change anything for most iPhone users?". Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
Miller, Chance (November 17, 2023). "RCS messages will use green bubbles, Apple confirms". Archived from the original on November 18, 2023. Retrieved November 19, 2023.
Mayo, Benjamin (March 14, 2025). "End-to-end encrypted RCS messaging on iPhone coming in future software update". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

androidpolice.com (Global: 4,455^th place; English: 3,418^th place)

Sattelberg, Will (November 16, 2023). "Apple is adding RCS support to the iPhone next year". Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

apple.com (Global: 70^th place; English: 55^th place)

apple.com

"iOS 5 - See new features included in iOS 5". Apple. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
"OS X Mountain Lion - See everything the new OS X can do". Archived from the original on June 15, 2012.
"New Version of iOS Includes Notification Center, iMessage, Newsstand, Twitter Integration Among 200 New Features" (Press release). Apple. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
"macOS Big Sur Preview - Features". Apple. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
"iOS 16". Apple. Archived from the original on September 12, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
"iOS 18". Apple. Archived from the original on March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.

support.apple.com

"If you can't receive text messages from an iPhone - Apple Support". Support.apple.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
"About Messages via satellite on your iPhone". Apple Support. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
"Apple Identity Service (IDS)". Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
"How iMessage sends and receives messages securely". May 13, 2022. Archived from the original on September 8, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
"About the security content of iOS 12.4". Apple Support. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved August 9, 2019.

selfsolve.apple.com

"Deregister and Turn Off iMessage - Apple Support". Selfsolve.apple.com. January 1, 1970. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2018.

developer.apple.com

"iMessage - Apple Developer". developer.apple.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.

security.apple.com

Apple Security Engineering and Architecture (SEAR) (February 21, 2024). "iMessage with PQ3: The new state of the art in quantum-secure messaging at scale". Apple Security Research. Apple. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024. With compromise-resilient encryption and extensive defenses against even highly sophisticated quantum attacks, PQ3 is the first messaging protocol to reach what we call Level 3 security — providing protocol protections that surpass those in all other widely deployed messaging apps.

arstechnica.com (Global: 473^rd place; English: 338^th place)

Purdy, Kevin (December 5, 2023). "Beeper Mini for Android sends and receives iMessages, no Mac server required". Ars Technica. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

bgr.com (Global: 9,675^th place; English: 6,624^th place)

Epstein, Zach (October 23, 2012). "Apple Kicks Off iPad Mini Event: 3 Million New iPods Sold, iOS 6 Now On 200 Million Devices". Boy Genius Report. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
Smith, Chris (December 7, 2023). "Surprise: There's no such thing as blue vs. green bubbles in Europe". BGR. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
Epstein, Zach (February 26, 2019). "It's finally here: New free app lets you use iMessage on Android". BGR. Retrieved March 29, 2025.

bizjournals.com (Global: 396^th place; English: 190^th place)

Mendez, Andrew (December 18, 2023). "Lawmakers push DOJ to probe Apple for shuttering iMessage-like apps". Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 21, 2023.

bloomberg.com (Global: 118^th place; English: 85^th place)

Rosenblatt, Joel (May 16, 2014). "Apple Sued Over Vanishing Texts After IPhones Swapped Out". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
"Apple Set to Challenge Latest EU Crackdown on Big Tech Dominance". Bloomberg.com. November 10, 2023. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
"Apple Set to Avoid EU Crackdown Over iMessage Service". Bloomberg.com. December 6, 2023. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
Stolton, Samuel (February 13, 2024). "Apple iMessage, Microsoft Bing Dodge EU's Big Tech Crackdown". Bloomberg News. Retrieved February 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
"GVA's Garrity on Alphabet Making a Push Into Android Messaging". Bloomberg.com. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2017.

businessinsider.com (Global: 201^st place; English: 139^th place)

Leswing, Kif (February 12, 2016). "Apple says people send as many as 200,000 iMessages per second". Business Insider. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
Edwards, Jim (May 16, 2014). "Apple Lawsuit iPhones Don't Deliver Texts To Android". Business Insider. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

cryptographyengineering.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

blog.cryptographyengineering.com

Green, Matthew (September 8, 2015). "Let's talk about iMessage (again)". A Few Thoughts on Cryptographic Engineering (Blog). Archived from the original on August 23, 2016. Retrieved March 22, 2016.

dailydot.com (Global: 1,514^th place; English: 928^th place)

Geller, Eric (May 17, 2016). "Study shows phone metadata is much more sensitive than top spies admit". The Daily Dot. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

droid-life.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Kellen (December 11, 2023). "Beeper Mini Returns, But For How Long?". Droid Life. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
Kellen (April 9, 2021). "Apple Admits Why It Keeps iMessage Off Android". www.droid-life.com. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

eff.org (Global: 4,491^st place; English: 3,102^nd place)

"Secure Messaging Scorecard". Electronic Frontier Foundation. November 4, 2014. Archived from the original on May 20, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2024.

europa.eu (Global: 62^nd place; English: 100^th place)

digital-markets-act.ec.europa.eu

Directorate-General for Competition, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (February 13, 2024). "Commission closes market investigations on Microsoft's and Apple's services under the Digital Markets Act". European Commission. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024. Following a thorough assessment of all arguments, taking into account input by relevant stakeholders, and after hearing the Digital Markets Advisory Committee, the Commission found that iMessage, Bing, Edge, and Microsoft Advertising do not qualify as gatekeeper services.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

ft.com (Global: 193^rd place; English: 127^th place)

Espinoza, Javier (September 4, 2023). "Apple and Microsoft fight Brussels over 'gatekeeper' label for iMessage and Bing". Financial Times. Retrieved February 22, 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

ftc.gov (Global: 4,627^th place; English: 2,648^th place)

consumer.ftc.gov

"How to Recognize and Report Spam Text Messages". Consumer Advice. February 19, 2020. Archived from the original on December 11, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

github.com (Global: 380^th place; English: 337^th place)

PieMessage on GitHub
"Commits · bboyairwreck/PieMessage". GitHub. Retrieved March 24, 2025.

gizmodo.com (Global: 763^rd place; English: 486^th place)

"Apple Will Reportedly Appeal EU's Gatekeeping Claims". Gizmodo. November 10, 2023. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

igeeksblog.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Padhiyar, Jignesh (January 3, 2019). "How to Send iMessage with Screen Effect on iPhone and iPad". iGeekBlog. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2017.

itechcliq.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Navodiya, Nurdin (August 8, 2019). "How to use and send iMessage with Effects (Bubble and Screen)". iTechCliq. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

itechperry.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Gupta, Mukesh (April 3, 2023). "How to use Bubble and Screen Effects with iMessage in iOS 16.3". iTechPerry. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.

jhu.edu (Global: 560^th place; English: 313^th place)

isi.jhu.edu

Garman, Christina; Green, Matthew; Kaptchuk, Gabriel; Miers, Ian; Rushanan, Michael (March 21, 2016). "Dancing on the Lip of the Volcano: Chosen Ciphertext Attacks on Apple iMessage" (PDF). Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute. Johns Hopkins University. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.

jpost.com (Global: 358^th place; English: 243^rd place)

Ben Zion Gad (November 30, 2021). "Can the FBI monitor your WhatsApp conversations?". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on November 19, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2022.

laptopmag.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Gedeon, Kimberly (October 8, 2022). "Green bubble trouble — how Apple geniously employs dark psychology with iMessage". LaptopMag. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2023.

macrumors.com (Global: 2,597^th place; English: 1,823^rd place)

Rossignoi, Joe (February 21, 2024). "Apple Announces 'Groundbreaking' New Security Protocol for iMessage". MacRumors. Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
Hardwick, Tim (February 13, 2024). "Apple's iMessage Avoids EU's Digital Markets Act Regulation". MacRumors. Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
"iOS 17 Messages App Features: Check In, Stickers, and More". MacRumors. September 15, 2023. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
"Everything New in the iOS 18 Messages App". MacRumors. September 18, 2024. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
"Android App 'weMessage' Lets You Get iMessages on Your Android Smartphone With a Mac". MacRumors. December 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 25, 2025. Retrieved March 25, 2025.

nbcnews.com (Global: 156^th place; English: 101^st place)

Choney, Suzanne. "Text messaging is on decline in US, says report". NBC News. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2013.

nytimes.com (Global: 7^th place; English: 7^th place)

Mickle, Tripp; Isaac, Mike (December 22, 2023). "Apple's Newest Headache: An App That Upended Its Control Over Messaging". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on December 22, 2023. Retrieved December 22, 2023.

pcmag.com (Global: 1,442^nd place; English: 915^th place)

"Apple iMessage Is a Lock-In Abomination". PCMAG. April 9, 2021. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 3, 2023.

pipersandler.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Taking Stock With Teens®". Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved November 19, 2023.

play.google.com (Global: 1,365^th place; English: 1,034^th place)

"weMessage - Google Play のアプリ". play.google.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2025.
"AirMessage - Apps on Google Play". play.google.com. Retrieved March 29, 2025.

propertyofthepeople.org (Global: low place; English: low place)

"January 2021 FBI Infographic re Lawful Access to Secure Messaging Apps Data". Property of the People. November 19, 2021. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved October 9, 2022.

reddit.com (Global: 1,712^th place; English: 1,373^rd place)

Tagavari (February 23, 2019). "[DEV] AirMessage: iMessage on Android - Public launch!". r/androidapps. Retrieved March 29, 2025.
zlshames (November 28, 2020). "[Public Release] BlueBubbles - iMessage for Android, Windows, and Linux - Open-source & Community-driven". r/androidapps. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

reuters.com (Global: 38^th place; English: 30^th place)

Chee, Foo Yun; Meijer, Bart H.; Coulter, Martin (February 13, 2024). "Apple, Microsoft win exemptions for iMessage, Bing from EU rules". Reuters. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
Menn, Joseph (January 21, 2020). "Exclusive: Apple dropped plan for encrypting backups after FBI complained - sources". Reuters. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 9, 2023.

rollingstone.com (Global: 57^th place; English: 39^th place)

Kroll, Andy (November 29, 2021). "FBI Document Says the Feds Can Get Your WhatsApp Data -- in Real Time". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 14, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2022.

screenrant.com (Global: 160^th place; English: 112^th place)

Mehta, Tushar (December 20, 2021). "Can You Use iMessage on Android, Windows, and Linux? Yes, Here's How". ScreenRant. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

techcrunch.com (Global: 317^th place; English: 224^th place)

Perez, Sarah (March 16, 2017). "Six months in, iMessage App Store growth slows as developers lose interest". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
Siegler, MG (June 6, 2011). "Apple Has Finally Stuck A Dagger Into SMS. I Love It". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
Kumparak, Greg (February 27, 2014). "Apple Explains Exactly How Secure iMessage Really Is". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
Sharma, Mahesh (September 24, 2013). "Security Concerns Abound Over Unofficial Android iMessage App That Uses Chinese Servers To Process Data". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on March 28, 2025. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
Perez, Sarah (December 8, 2023). "Apple cuts off Beeper Mini's access after launch of service that brought iMessage to Android". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
Perez, Sarah (December 10, 2023). "Senator Warren calls out Apple for shutting down Beeper's 'iMessage to Android' solution". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2023.

theverge.com (Global: 208^th place; English: 158^th place)

Clark, Mitchell (December 13, 2021). "Apple releases iOS 15.2 with App Privacy Report, Digital Legacy, and more". TheVerge. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
Porter, Jon (April 21, 2022). "Apple's nudity-blurring Messages feature gets international release". The Verge. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
Miller, Paul (May 4, 2016). "PieMessage project brings iMessage to Android". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
Welch, Chris (December 8, 2023). "Apple has seemingly found a way to block Android's new iMessage app". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 9, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
Pierce, David (December 10, 2023). "Apple responds to the Beeper iMessage saga: 'We took steps to protect our users'". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
Davis, Wes (December 10, 2023). "Senator Elizabeth Warren weighs in on Beeper's fight with Apple". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 10, 2023. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
Roth, Emma (November 16, 2023). "Apple says iPhones will support RCS in 2024". The Verge. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2023.

tomsguide.com (Global: 5,283^rd place; English: 3,609^th place)

Jordan Palmer (November 20, 2022). "I got iMessage working on my Android phone — here's how I did it". Tom's Guide. Retrieved April 2, 2025.

urbangeekz.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

Slotnick, Stacy (August 12, 2015). "Apple Avoids Class Action Lawsuit Over iMessages". UrbanGeekz. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2016.

washingtonpost.com (Global: 35^th place; English: 24^th place)

Nakashima, Ellen (March 21, 2016). "Johns Hopkins researchers poke a hole in Apple's encryption". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings LLC. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"iOS 5 - See new features included in iOS 5". Apple. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved October 10, 2011.
"OS X Mountain Lion - See everything the new OS X can do". Archived from the original on June 15, 2012.
Epstein, Zach (October 23, 2012). "Apple Kicks Off iPad Mini Event: 3 Million New iPods Sold, iOS 6 Now On 200 Million Devices". Boy Genius Report. Archived from the original on January 20, 2013. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
Leswing, Kif (February 12, 2016). "Apple says people send as many as 200,000 iMessages per second". Business Insider. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
Edwards, Jim (May 16, 2014). "Apple Lawsuit iPhones Don't Deliver Texts To Android". Business Insider. Archived from the original on June 14, 2014. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
Rosenblatt, Joel (May 16, 2014). "Apple Sued Over Vanishing Texts After IPhones Swapped Out". Bloomberg L.P. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
"If you can't receive text messages from an iPhone - Apple Support". Support.apple.com. September 5, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
"Deregister and Turn Off iMessage - Apple Support". Selfsolve.apple.com. January 1, 1970. Archived from the original on December 7, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
Slotnick, Stacy (August 12, 2015). "Apple Avoids Class Action Lawsuit Over iMessages". UrbanGeekz. Archived from the original on December 15, 2017. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
Garman, Christina; Green, Matthew; Kaptchuk, Gabriel; Miers, Ian; Rushanan, Michael (March 21, 2016). "Dancing on the Lip of the Volcano: Chosen Ciphertext Attacks on Apple iMessage" (PDF). Johns Hopkins Information Security Institute. Johns Hopkins University. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
Nakashima, Ellen (March 21, 2016). "Johns Hopkins researchers poke a hole in Apple's encryption". The Washington Post. Nash Holdings LLC. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016. Retrieved March 21, 2016.
"iMessage - Apple Developer". developer.apple.com. Archived from the original on October 7, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
Perez, Sarah (March 16, 2017). "Six months in, iMessage App Store growth slows as developers lose interest". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
Apple Security Engineering and Architecture (SEAR) (February 21, 2024). "iMessage with PQ3: The new state of the art in quantum-secure messaging at scale". Apple Security Research. Apple. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024. With compromise-resilient encryption and extensive defenses against even highly sophisticated quantum attacks, PQ3 is the first messaging protocol to reach what we call Level 3 security — providing protocol protections that surpass those in all other widely deployed messaging apps.
Rossignoi, Joe (February 21, 2024). "Apple Announces 'Groundbreaking' New Security Protocol for iMessage". MacRumors. Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
Potuck, Michael (February 21, 2024). "Apple launching quantum computer protection for iMessage with iOS 17.4, here's what that means". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
"Apple Set to Challenge Latest EU Crackdown on Big Tech Dominance". Bloomberg.com. November 10, 2023. Archived from the original on July 16, 2024. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
Mayo, Benjamin (November 10, 2023). "Apple to appeal EU ruling that forces company to make changes to the 'gatekeeper' App Store and iMessage". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on December 3, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
"Apple Will Reportedly Appeal EU's Gatekeeping Claims". Gizmodo. November 10, 2023. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
Mayo, Benjamin (September 10, 2023). "Report: Apple claims iMessage not big enough to fall under purview of EU 'gatekeeper' competition law". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on December 8, 2023. Retrieved December 8, 2023.
"Apple Set to Avoid EU Crackdown Over iMessage Service". Bloomberg.com. December 6, 2023. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
Directorate-General for Competition, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (February 13, 2024). "Commission closes market investigations on Microsoft's and Apple's services under the Digital Markets Act". European Commission. Archived from the original on February 24, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024. Following a thorough assessment of all arguments, taking into account input by relevant stakeholders, and after hearing the Digital Markets Advisory Committee, the Commission found that iMessage, Bing, Edge, and Microsoft Advertising do not qualify as gatekeeper services.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Chee, Foo Yun; Meijer, Bart H.; Coulter, Martin (February 13, 2024). "Apple, Microsoft win exemptions for iMessage, Bing from EU rules". Reuters. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
Lovejoy, Ben (February 13, 2024). "iMessage antitrust threat removed, as EU says it's not a dominant service". 9to5Mac. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
Hardwick, Tim (February 13, 2024). "Apple's iMessage Avoids EU's Digital Markets Act Regulation". MacRumors. Archived from the original on February 23, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
Siegler, MG (June 6, 2011). "Apple Has Finally Stuck A Dagger Into SMS. I Love It". TechCrunch. Archived from the original on November 26, 2020. Retrieved February 17, 2013.
"New Version of iOS Includes Notification Center, iMessage, Newsstand, Twitter Integration Among 200 New Features" (Press release). Apple. June 6, 2011. Archived from the original on July 3, 2017. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
Padhiyar, Jignesh (January 3, 2019). "How to Send iMessage with Screen Effect on iPhone and iPad". iGeekBlog. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
Navodiya, Nurdin (August 8, 2019). "How to use and send iMessage with Effects (Bubble and Screen)". iTechCliq. Archived from the original on November 30, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
Gupta, Mukesh (April 3, 2023). "How to use Bubble and Screen Effects with iMessage in iOS 16.3". iTechPerry. Archived from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved April 3, 2023.
"macOS Big Sur Preview - Features". Apple. Archived from the original on June 22, 2020. Retrieved June 22, 2020.
Clark, Mitchell (December 13, 2021). "Apple releases iOS 15.2 with App Privacy Report, Digital Legacy, and more". TheVerge. Archived from the original on April 21, 2022. Retrieved April 21, 2022.
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