As the threat of international cyberattacks grow, the FBI is warning of a danger that most people are probably not aware exists: texting between different brands of cell phones. Specifically, while ...

Messages for web is undergoing an important backend change, particularly for users on Google Fi. Instead of relying on older ...

The rise of online instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, iMessage, and Facebook Messenger has brought about several improvements and reasons to never look back to using traditional SMS. We ...

Short Message Service (SMS) has been a staple of text messaging since the flip phone, but it may be time to let it evolve. SMS was created in 1992, back when cellphones could be mistaken for bricks.

Here's how to use Circle to Search to identify scam texts on Android, plus how Google Lens can help if Circle to Search isn't available on your device. Google has updated Circle to Search for Android ...

Given how competent and powerful smartphones have become, it is easy to take for granted essential tasks they handle, like voice calling or text messaging. In the event of an internet outage, the SMS ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

The FBI's guidelines recommended that users not send texts from iPhone to Android or vice versa because they were not securely encrypted. However, messages sent from iPhone to iPhone or Android to ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. The Android additions include editing your ...

Rich Communication Services (RCS) was introduced as a successor to traditional SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), promising a modern, feature-rich messaging experience ...

T-Mobile users who upgraded to the latest Android 15 beta have discovered a page that tells them whether their account is eligible for satellite messaging. This page was first spotted in an Android ...