Forget buying WhatsApp — Facebook wants to completely replace it. Facebook is making its strongest effort yet to create its own texting empire with the latest update to Facebook Messenger for Android: ...

If you’re one of the billion or so people who use Facebook Messenger, you might notice a change in the coming days — if you’re an Android user, that is. As first reported by Android Police, it would ...

While SMS and even RCS texts aren’t as important as they used to be — given the popularity of apps like WhatsApp, Signal, and Facebook Messenger — many of us still rely on them, particularly for ...

The rise of online instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, iMessage, and Facebook Messenger has brought about several improvements and reasons to never look back to using traditional SMS. We ...

In this article, we will take a look at the 12 best apps to hide text messages on phone: iOS and Android. “No one can live without a relationship. You may withdraw into the mountains, become a monk, a ...

Given how competent and powerful smartphones have become, it is easy to take for granted essential tasks they handle, like voice calling or text messaging. In the event of an internet outage, the SMS ...

Rich Communication Services (RCS) was introduced as a successor to traditional SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), promising a modern, feature-rich messaging experience ...

To set up custom text shortcuts on Android, use your keyboard’s settings. For Gboard, go to Settings > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary, then add a word and its shortcut. On Samsung Keyboard, navigate ...

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

Meta is rolling out a new ‘Calls’ tab globally in its Messenger app for iOS and Android users. The new tab will keep track of each call you make or receive in the app in one place and make it easier ...