Google Messages isn't perfect. Although it offers the same set of features and functionality as other messaging apps, some of ...

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 ...

Texts get "stuck" briefly or permanently inside iMessage when they're directed to someone who has switched their number to an Android phone.

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A lot of people have been noticing a small blue dot next to their text messages or contacts on their Android devices, and it's not some quirky design element. There's a reason why some of the contacts ...

Google's new data shows Android has better built-in anti-spam protections than the iPhone: AI defenses stop billions of spam ...

It turns out Google Messages supports text formatting, but currently, only the integrated Gemini chatbot can use it to format its own replies. The hidden feature uses Markdown syntax, as seen when the ...

The first SMS text message was sent on December 3, 1992. Part of an early Vodafone test, the message was sent from a computer to a GSM handset on the carrier’s network. That first text read: “Merry ...

You know that feeling of dread when you get a message telling you that you have a fine or an unpaid bill that’s outstanding? In a rush to avoid paying extra in penalties, you rush to pay off that bill ...

Apple has been offering satellite-based SOS services on iPhones since 2022. The company started allowing users to send regular messages via satellite with the iOS 18 version. Android users have been ...

How did people ever communicate before group texts came into existence? It’s one of the easiest ways out there to get a bunch of people into a conversation to work out the logistics of an event you ...

Rich Communication Services messaging is new to iPhone, and it makes chatting with Android users much more fun. RCS messaging makes features like read receipts, video and file attachments and named ...