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Messages shows Encrypted at the top when a conversation is protected
There is now a one-word answer to whether a Messages thread is private. Apple’s iPhone guide for iOS 27 says that “when a conversation is end-to-end encrypted, you see Encrypted at the top of the conversation”, and that if the word is absent, the messages in that thread are not protected as they travel. iOS…
Dual SIM on iOS 27: Here's where Messages keeps the Conversation Line setting
With Dual SIM on iOS 27, the setting that picks which number a Messages conversation uses is called Conversation Line, and it sits in that conversation’s details. Open the conversation, tap the contact or group icon at the top, tap Conversation Line, then tap a line or alias. iPhone 18 Pro. Image: Apple Apple’s iOS…
Apple Intelligence's English-Only Suggestions in Mail and Messages Reach Nine Countries
Two of iOS 27’s Apple Intelligence features, Mail: Suggestions and Messages: Suggestions, work only in English, and Apple’s own iOS feature availability page lists just nine countries where they appear: Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, the UK and the US. Context-aware suggestions are one of several Apple Intelligence features gated by…
Messages and Mail Contextual Suggestions in iOS 27: Add an Event or Find a Photo With One Tap
iOS 27 puts one-tap actions inside your conversations. Apple’s iOS 27 page says “Messages and Mail offer suggestions to help you take quick actions based on context from your conversation,” naming two examples: add a calendar event, or search for a photo. Siri AI can also draft or critique text inside Messages and Mail in…
Siri AI Writing in Messages and Mail: Drafts From Scratch and Feedback on What You Wrote
Siri AI adds two writing jobs to Messages and Mail in iOS 27: in Apple’s words it “can now generate a draft from scratch or provide feedback on what you’ve written.” Apple also says it matches the tone and punctuation you normally use with a particular recipient, and that a systemwide automatic Proofread runs alongside…