Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, and other stuff. Facebook recently announced an overhaul to Messenger, which ...

You’ll soon have more passive-aggressive ways to respond to your boss beyond a thumbs-up with the release of these new emoji. Apple revealed 31 new emoji designs on iOS along with the first ...

Emoji are a great way to add some fun to your messages, and according to Emojipedia, there are 3,790 emoji. But there's no emoji for a dog wearing pajamas, a plate with burgers and fries and ...

Before World Emoji Day on July 17, Facebook is launching Soundmoji for its Messenger app, which will add sound to some of your favorite emoji. Here’s how it works. So, what is a Soundmoji? It’s ...

If you can’t say it with words, say it with an emoji. Facebook is announcing a few minor updates today to its Messenger platform, which make it easier than ever to find the exact emoji you’re ...

Last year, the Unicode Consortium previewed some of the new emoji that are expected to be added to the iPhone with iOS 26.4 in March or April. Notably, Distorted Face is a popular emoji in ...

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman today reported on a few additional features to expect from the Messages app in iOS 18. One of the perhaps most requested messaging changes will be an upgrade to the Tapbacks ...

Facebook executives have been weighing whether or not to introduce a dislike button, or something similar to it, for years. Now it seems the social network is taking a big step in possibly giving ...

iOS 18 will introduce at least two changes to the Tapback feature in the Messages app on the iPhone, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. An emoji Tapback menu on iOS 18 (concept) Introduced ...