are better than those that are only Green for profitability reasons. (They are, by the way.) Change happens and slow companies chase it. Fast companies make it. Of this we are certain. But what is ...

But it's important to remember that having whatever the fancy thing is, ultimately, doesn't make us happier. Sometimes, it even makes us more judgmental, hence the whole green-bubble bias.

In Apple's Messages app starting with iOS 7, a green bubble surrounding the text means the incoming message came from a non-Apple phone that uses the standard SMS/MMS text messaging system (see SMS).

WhatsApp is introducing Chat themes, allowing users to customize chat bubbles and backgrounds ... enabling you to make your conversations more colorful. More contextual AI for Galaxy S25 users ...

ensuring they always work iMessage conversations with blue bubbles have supported end-to-end encryption by default since iOS 5. In addition, iMessage has supported in-line replies since iOS 14 ...

But the promise of RCS on iOS includes encrypted messaging. When you see that RCS tag in your green bubble chat, you should be safe in the knowledge that no one other than the parties involved in ...

Apple's iMessage is great until you try to chat with someone on an Android phone. WSJ's Joanna Stern explains our great Apple-Android messaging crisis and provides some tips on how to cope ...