While Gboard may be a favorite, there are plenty of robust keyboard alternatives in the Play Store. Swapping out your keyboard only takes a second.

As a part of the Android 16 QPR3 beta update that rolled out to Google Pixel phones yesterday, Google has also updated its emoji set to include a few refreshed designs ahead of a larger update to come ...

When it comes to mobile devices, iOS and Android dominate the market, yet the apps available on each platform differ in several important ways. Understanding these differences can help users make the ...

Windows emojis add a fun pictorial element to any text. If you’re not in the mood to write stuff, why not say it with a bunch of adorable funny faces? Here’s how to access the emoji keyboard. That’s a ...

Apple brought RCS (Rich Communication Services) messaging to the iPhone with iOS 18 last year, giving green-bubble users access to more features and functions. But what exactly is possible with RCS on ...

Sanuj is a tech enthusiast with a passion for exploring smartphones, tablets, and smart wearables. He started his tech journey with a Lumia smartphone, diving into Windows Phone. Later, he switched to ...

A new Google update is adding several features to Android phones. A new AI writing tool for Gboard is on the way. An upgraded Emoji Keyboard will help you find the ...

Yesterday, in an announcement post, the Unicode Consortium unveiled the latest version of its standard—with 7 brand-new emojis along with 156 new variants for existing emojis. The new batch of emojis ...

You can combine two or more emoji into your own custom creation in iOS 26 using Apple’s upgraded Genmoji tool. In my testing, it’s great at adding sunglasses and ...

Encrypted text messages may finally reach iPhone users with iOS 26. Code in the beta version of iOS 26 reveals strings for RCS encryption. With encryption, texts between iOS and Android will be more ...

The new emoji will be part of the Unicode 17.0 release, which is scheduled for this fall. They won’t be available when iOS 26 arrives in September, however. Since Apple adopts its own style for new ...

There are plenty of reasons to look forward to iOS 26 — the debut of Apple's new Liquid Glass design language, custom backgrounds for text conversations, and CarPlay upgrades — but we are here to give ...