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

Google LLC’s standard Messages application, which comes pre-installed with every Android smartphone, is getting a major update today almost two years after it was first brought into the 21st century ...

SMS is a text messaging standard that has been around for many years. SMS has been superseded by internet-based instant messaging services, and yet it still remains commonly used in some countries -- ...

SMS and RCS are communication protocols. While SMS relies on simplicity and ubiquity, RCS offers major feature upgrades in every other area. SMS is limited to short and plain texts, while RCS lets you ...

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Signal says it will start to phase out SMS and MMS message support from its Android app to streamline the user experience and prioritize security and privacy. While this announcement may surprise ...

Every time you need to talk to someone these days, you either use an instant messaging app or hop on your favorite social media platform. And why not? Not only are they convenient, but they also ...

A group of app developers are working on ways to bridge the blue/green divide. NEW YORK -- If you send a text from an iPhone to another iPhone, most of the time that text is blue. If you send a text ...

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