Custom chat backgrounds in iOS 26 are not just visual upgrades; they act as functional identifiers, helping users quickly distinguish between conversations and reduce messaging errors. The feature ...

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TL;DR: iOS 26.4 and iPadOS 26.4 introduce Playlist Playground, an AI-driven Apple Music playlist creator, Bandsintown concert alerts, new Unicode emojis, an ambient music widget for homescreen sounds, ...

Many instant messaging apps, such as WhatsApp and Instagram Messenger, give you the option to change the background of any given conversation. Now, iMessage is catching up. With the latest version of ...

Everyone’s been in a debate when someone says: “You’re taking that out of context.” But what does it actually mean to understand something “in context”? Appeals to context feel irrefutable. Of course ...

Just under a year after expanding to the US, YouTube Premium Lite is adding background playback and offline downloads for “most videos.” As with the ad-free ...

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You asked, and we listened! Today, we’re announcing that Background Play and Downloads are coming to YouTube’s Premium Lite subscription service. Starting today ...

A background image can set a tone for the conversation. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Accidentally texting the wrong person can bring disastrous consequences, and yet it’s incredibly simple to ...

Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge already features the original Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Symphonic Suite by Williams, which won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition. His film scores have also been ...

How to add a background or send a poll to your iPhone texts with iOS 26 Apple's iOS 26 lets iPhone users customize their iMessage backgrounds and send polls to their friends.