BETA YOURSELF MESSAGING
Remember when you’d have chats with real, live humans? Who has time for that these days? Try Craig Grannell’s tips for using your phone to send instant messages instead…
THE BASICS
■ Don’t be a purist
You might love Apple more than life, but don’t hang around in Messages if your friends all use WhatsApp. Likewise, if they’re all on Facebook, being sniffy about Messenger will leave you in the cold. Just install whatever’s necessary to talk to people you care about.
■ Watch out for scams
Think you’re too smart to fall for a scam? If the most gorgeous person on the planet contacts you out of the blue, that’s easy to spot. But many parents have been caught out by plausible ‘lost phone’ messages supposedly from their kids –and suffered financial losses through the money transfers these lead to. So be vigilant.