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 ...

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 ...

Security agencies and tech giants are sounding the alarm over a cluster of new threats that hit both Android and iPhone users ...

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 ...

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.

This is critical because U.S. federal agencies repeatedly warn that texting without the protection of end-to-end encryption ...

The FBI's guidelines recommended that users not send texts from iPhone to Android or vice versa because they were not securely encrypted. However, messages sent from iPhone to iPhone or Android to ...

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 ...

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Ever wondered why your text messages sometimes fail to send, show up pixelated or don’t appear at all on the other person’s end? It might not be your phone, but your carrier’s messaging support.

This guide tells you everything you need to know about RCS. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Rich Communication Services messaging is new to iPhone, and it makes chatting with Android users much ...