Free text apps offer different features than the SMS texting app built into your iPhone or Android phone.

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AT&T Messages is shutting down, and those still using the carrier's Android texting apps are being encouraged to move to a different SMS texting app. AT&T Messages consists of two apps, Messages ...

Daniel Sancho Google is planning to make the chat function of the ' message ' app for Android compatible with Rich Communication Services (RCS) in limited areas in June 2019, according to the foreign ...

On Tuesday, Facebook announced that the Messenger app now supports SMS messaging. That means Android users can set the app as their default texting client. For those who want to opt in, the update is ...

You can block or unblock a number on an Android phone using the built-in Phone app's "Blocked numbers" menu.

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

In December, the FBI and CISA, the US cyber defense agency, warned Americans to use fully encrypted messaging and phone calls where they can. But iPhone to Android and Android to iPhone texting may ...

Some Android users may now be able to edit RCS messages sent to iPhones, which is a welcome addition brought about by the Rich Communication Services (RCS). iPhone users are already able to edit ...