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 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 ...

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 ...

Messages for web is undergoing an important backend change, particularly for users on Google Fi. Instead of relying on older ...

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. The Android additions include editing your ...

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 ...

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 ...

Google updates Circle to Search on Android to help users analyse suspicious text messages, identify potential scams instantly ...

Remembering to send that perfect message at just the right time can be challenging. If you're an Android phone user, you can schedule your texts so you're always on your game. I love scheduling texts ...