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Once you’ve turned on green bubble text messaging, you’ll be able to send text messages to anyone, even if they don’t have an iPhone or iPad. Messages sent to non-Apple devices will appear in green ...

Alternatively, apply Color inversion from the same menu for a device-wide color flip. There are also third-party texting apps that allow more control over changing the text bubble color. This article ...

Text or captions are an important part of a good video because they offer direct information. MiniTool MovieMaker offers a vast library of pre-designed text templates to empower creators to make the ...

When you receive a text message, you sometimes see special effects, like balloons floating or fireworks exploding across your screen. These special effects can be triggered by using specific words or ...

Lately, I’ve been turning my phone off in the evenings. It’s only for a couple of hours per day, but in this fast-paced modern world, that time feels as sacred as a spa trip. In an era of 'read ...

Google-owned Android has teamed with comedian Ziwe Fumudoh for an effort asserting that the green text bubbles exchanged in messages between iPhone and non-iPhone devices are costing Apple adherents ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Green bubbles signifying text messages can be tough to parse on iOS. A feature in settings changes the green ...

The US Department of Justice has specifically targeted Apple for its contribution to the well-known "green bubble" effect in text messaging, describing it as symbolic of "social stigma, exclusion and ...