A NEW viral app allows people to have text message conversations in public and was inspired by an Instagram post from Taylor Swift. But will it catch on? At least that’s the thinking behind what’s ...

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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.

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The next time you’re about to tap a text message to resolve an unpaid toll balance, your Android phone may warn you to think twice. Google is updating its scam text detection technology to spot hoaxes ...

YouTube is testing a messaging feature on its apps that will let you chat and share videos with friends without ever having to use another platform. The service is currently being rolled out to a ...

Recovering deleted text messages on Android is difficult, and the best strategy is to have Google Drive back up your phone.

Have you accidentally deleted an important text on your Android phone? You might still recover it, here’s how to check and possibly get it back. Losing important text messages can be frustrating, ...

Text messages sent between iPhones and Android devices will soon benefit from end-to-end encryption (E2EE), after the GSM Association (GSMA) yesterday published new specifications for the Rich ...