Whenever someone asks me why an Android phone is worth considering instead of an iPhone, one of the first things I bring up is the ability to send and receive text messages from my PC’s web browser.

Google Messages is the default messaging app on most Android phones. However, the default messaging app can vary depending on the manufacturer and the region. Messages uses cellular data to send and ...

Curious about which messaging app fits your requirements? WhatsApp, Telegram, and Signal are some of the most secure options, offering end-to-end encryption to protect your conversations. Additionally ...

Signal is widely regarded as the gold standard for secure messaging. It uses end-to-end encryption (E2EE) by default for all person-to-person and group chats, as well as voice and video calls. This ...

There are many reasons for wanting to print out a text message. Maybe someone sent you some exciting news via SMS, and you'd like to print it out and pin it on your bulletin board. Or maybe someone ...

Ever since iOS 18, RCS messaging has officially been supported in the iOS Messages app—specifically, via the RCS Universal ...

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 ...

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 ...

If you buy a new phone, Google makes it easy to transfer most of your data, letting you pick up where you left off. However, text messages won't automatically be transferred to your new phone. So any ...