One of the lesser-appreciated features of Google's Android mobile operating system is the ability to switch your default apps ...

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 SMS has been superseded by internet-based instant messaging services, and yet it still remains commonly used in some countries -- ...

The cell phone wasn't quite 10 years old in December 1992. The switch from analog 1G networks to the advanced digital 2G networks occurred the previous year. Sony's revolutionary light-weight, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ever wondered why your text messages sometimes fail to send, show up pixelated or don’t appear at all on the other person’s end? It might not be your phone, but your carrier’s messaging support.

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 ...

Meta announced that its Messenger app will no longer support SMS messaging as of September. The change, which was quietly announced via in-app notifications and an updated support page, means that ...