The second beta of iOS 7 adds a couple of notable improvements to the Messages app, which we'll be taking a closer at in this hands-on preview video.

The new beta version of iOS 7 has been released, so watch the show to see all the new stuff we've found so far.

Group messaging in Apple's Messages app now sports avatars.

In this latest hands-on video, iOS 7's refreshed Messages app takes center stage.

If you have an unlimited data plan and wish to bypass the Messages app's video size limit, read on.

Add a percentage status indicator for outgoing messages to the built-in Messages app with this jailbreak tweak.

One new jailbreak tweak makes it easy to quickly clear the contents of the Messages app's text field.

The next time someone sends you a text message containing a phone number, here's how to quickly add it to your contacts.

Messages Beta is set to expire on December 14.

This new jailbreak tweak can greatly improve the iMessage experience.

Another new feature in iOS 6 involves the Messages app.

Learn how to change or disable repeating message alerts on your device.

The popular Messages-replacing jailbreak app, biteSMS, has recently received an update. Now, fans of the app can take advantage of new theme options, and can enjoy a smoother experience thanks to a number of important bug fixes made in version 6.3.10 (or beta 10) of biteSMS.

Today we're rounding up all the hot new features in OS X Mountain Lion that will help you get the most out of your iOS device.

You can easily delete the contents of your Messages app with this jailbreak tweak - and it's free, too!

In advance of the official launch of OS X Mountain Lion in July, Messages Beta has been quietly pulled by Apple from its Web site.

A brand-new jailbreak tweak promises to make messaging via Apple's built-in Messages app a whole lot easier. Once installed, users can have the application add timestamps to every message sent and received, meaning you'll be able to more accurately track messages (and know if an iMessage, for example, hasn't quite been delivered on time).

Messages+ is a jailbreak tweak that vastly improves the messaging experience on an iPhone handset.

Here's a free jailbreak tweak that might actually convince you to jailbreak an iPhone handset. It's called WiFiSMS, and once installed, this free package allows users to send SMS messages and interact with their SMS database from a desktop computer. Isn't this the kind of thing you've been dreaming of for years?

A new jailbreak application promises to attempt to recover users' deleted SMS messages, by scanning through an iPhone's SMS database and Spotlight index. The application is called "Undelete SMS," and it's currently available to download in Cydia for around seven dollars.

If you find the built-in Messages app a little boring, be sure to check out SMSEnhancer: A new jailbreak tweak that adds profile pictures and timestamps to the SMS messages you receive on a jailbroken iPhone handset. Currently, the tweak is available in Cydia for $0.99.

Want to send greeting cards with your iDevice to friends and family? Check out Face Up! Photos, which is a universal app. Using this app you can customize backgrounds, add photos from your albums, and much more.

LED banners have been used for decades to display scrolling and non-scrolling information. The iPad is a suitable size for the job that was once done by kludgy and antiquated technology. We gather up our favorites in this AppGuide.