SMS Backup and Restore is still one of the best for backing up Android text messages—and in this guide, I'll also walk you ...

As the threat of international cyberattacks grow, the FBI is warning of a danger that most people are probably not aware exists: texting between different brands of cell phones. Specifically, while ...

The French and U.K. equivalents to the U.S. government’s cyber defense agency have issued new advice for users. “Deactivate the automatic reception of MMS messages,” ANSSI warns, “to avoid the ...

They say that replying "STOP" will get the texts to cease. But it can often make things worse. Here's a better way to staunch ...

Google Messages may not be the best messaging app in every scenario, but it offers a plethora of features, enough to get the ...

Short Message Service (SMS) has been a staple of text messaging since the flip phone, but it may be time to let it evolve. SMS was created in 1992, back when cellphones could be mistaken for bricks.

Apple is testing enhanced RCS messaging in the iOS 26 beta that could bring richer texts between iPhones and Androids for the first time.

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 ...