Enhanced messaging
With Windows 10 Mobile build 14267, Microsoft has added Skype's Moji characters to its built-in Messaging app. It has also increased the number of apps that can run in the background at once.
Return to normal
Not liking the Skype integration with your Messaging app on Windows 10 or Windows 10 Mobile? Here is a short guide on how to remove it as well as setting your default Skype app in case you have both versions installed.
Fixes
If you are on Windows 10 desktop, you'll want to check for an app update in the Store. The Windows Camera app is updated version 2015.1078.40. As usual, there is no changelog. However, early reports suggest it fixes an intermittent problem that some new Surface owners (Book, Pro 4) were experiencing. Some users could not snap a photo with the rear (world-facing) camera. They could tap...
It's coming
Looks like Microsoft is doing what many users want by delivering the ability to send SMS text messages from your PC to your phone. Signs of this feature are rampant especially with the recent preview release of Messaging and the Phone apps for Windows 10 PCs – the same universal app as found on Windows 10 Mobile. Now, WinBeta have posted a video that demonstrates this feature is...
If you are running Windows 10 Mobile things just got a lot more interesting. The Microsoft Messaging app has been updated from 1.0.12715 to 1.10.7000. What's new? Just the ability to integrate Skype messaging. Skype Messaging was in an early beta for users but now it looks like the feature is nearly complete as Microsoft has folded it into the official Messaging app for Windows 10...
OS Tour
As we get closer to the Windows 10 devices event in New York City, a new build of Windows 10 leaked onto the web. This leaked release unveils the new Messaging app powered by Skype, Tab preview in Microsoft Edge, context menu improvements, and much more. Here is your FAQ on what is new!
The long wait continues
Microsoft is not offering a new release time frame for the promised new Skype messaging, phone and video apps for Windows 10. The company previously said the apps would be launched in a preview form this past summer.
New feature
Three new apps updates have hit the Store for Windows 10 and Windows 10 Mobile. Microsoft Messaging, Microsoft Translator (beta) and Microsoft Photos all have received updates. The big news, however, is that Photos now lets Insiders create new Albums on the device.
Minor Improvements
Microsoft has pushed out another set of updates this evening, this time delivering new versions of Microsoft Health, Messaging, and OneNote to users.
It's here
Ever since January, Microsoft has talked about how it is bringing Skype messaging into the native text messaging app on Windows 10 Mobile. This morning, that app has finally leaked through a downloadable link to the Windows Store. The app appears to be installable by anyone with a Windows 10 Mobile device hinting that the app may be released with this week's expected Mobile Preview...
Under the hood
The Messaging app on [Windows 10 Mobile](/windows-10-mobile) has snagged a new update, but there's no information on what's new or improved.
Text all the things
The Microsoft Messaging app for Windows 10 Mobile has a new version that's to download, but there's no word on what's new, improved or fixed in this update.
Closer
New evidence that Microsoft is closer to releasing their unified 'Skype, Messaging and Video' app for Windows 10 Mobile has come forward. New screenshots and bits about the new app and service corroborate what Microsoft revealed back in January as user can soon seamlessly use Skype and SMS all within one app.
Windows 10 is due next week, and one thing we know won't be available is the new Skype messaging experience. First announced in January by Microsoft, the Universal Windows messaging app will let users chat using Skype directly from the Messaging app and switch to SMS for Phone users. Indeed, in the Windows 10 PC app, users can even see the ability to switch texting from Skype to...
No written record
Messaging app Cyber Dust is now available for Windows Phone. Cyber Dust aims to be a security-focused messaging platform with apps already available on Android and iOS, and now Windows Phone. Messages sent over Cyber Dust are fully encrypted and self-destruct. To get Cyber Dust take and mix the best features from apps like Snapchat and WhatsApp. Here's the full set of features...
Cyber Dust
If BBM and the variety of third-party Snapchat clients aren't secure enough for your messaging needs, entrepreneur Mark Cuban has announced on Twitter that Cyber Dust will be launching next month on Windows Phone. Cyber Dust promises to be a secure, fun messaging experience with stickers, self-destructing messages, and alerts if someone has attempted to save your message by capturing a...
Sicher, a new "super-safe" messenger has arrived today on Windows Phone, iPhone and Android devices. Sicher (pronounced "Zee-her") comes from the team behind IM+ and brings free, encrypted chats and file transfers to users. Using the app, you'll be able to chat, send files, photos and voice messages to other users. Sicher goes so far as to not show incoming messages on your lock screen...
The Unicode standard has been updated to add an additional 2,834 new characters, which includes about 250 pictographic symbols, or emoji. This expanded list of new symbols could help to add personality to messaging, such as SMS and MMS, Apple's iMessage, BlackBerry's BBM, Google's Hangouts, and other services. "This latest version adds the new currency symbols for the Russian ruble...
Just in case you felt as though Windows Phone didn't already have enough mobile messenger apps available on the store, Threema is looking to release an official client. According to the website's frequently asked questions (FAQ) section, a Windows Phone app is actively in development, but with no release date published. If you're not familiar with the service, it's a popular end-to-end...
GroupMe is a popular group-messaging app from Microsoft, enables you to communicate with multiple contacts at once in chatrooms. We previously covered version 4.7 back in December, which introduced a new group design. Today we'll be checking out the recently released 4.8 update, enabling users to record up to 30 seconds worth of video and more. As well as the added functionality to...