SMS may not be nearly as popular as it used to be, but many people still use it. It’s still quite essential in a number of ways, and there’s a reason why it survived for so long. In some regions, it’s ...

The entire world shifted from Short Message Service (SMS) to other chat services like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc. The feature-rich alternative messaging apps lured users and have been improving ...

If you own an iPhone, your SMS needs are covered: Apple’s built-in SMS app works fine (at least until Messages debuts as part of the iPhone 3.0 update). But if you’re rocking an iPod touch, texting ...

Since 2016, you have been able to use Facebook/Meta’s Messenger as an SMS app on Android. That integration is now set to go away next month. Users that use Facebook Messenger, instead of Google or ...

Remember when phones were just phones? While you might use your Android device for pretty much anything but sending and receiving text messages most of the time (even to the point of preferring ...

Signal is removing the option to send and receive SMS messages in its Android app. Folks who currently use Signal as their default SMS app will receive alerts advising them to switch to a different ...

Facebook Messenger is sunsetting its SMS support for Android users on September 28, 2023. The change was announced quietly on Meta’s support page on Monday. This means that if you currently use ...

The privacy-focused messaging app Signal has officially announced that it’s dropping support for SMS texts on Android. The change will take effect soon. As per the company’s announcement, this change ...