Enabling RCS chats on Android only takes a few taps. Make sure you have an active SIM card inserted in your phone, and, in ...

Pulse SMS is one of the most unique texting apps on the list. It’s like any standard SMS app, for the most part. However, a backend will also let you text from your PC, tablet, and other devices.

How to use Android's built-in SMS Backup . Many phones (including Pixel phones) have a built-in automatic SMS backup, courtesy of Google, in the messaging app.

Many people look for free texting apps so they can text on non-connected devices like tablets. Pulse SMS, Android Messages, AirDroid, Pushbullet, etc., are all excellent options.

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Although SMS remains the only way to be sure of reaching anyone with a mobile number, in any country, very few apps currently support it. That’s partly due to the age of the protocol, and partly ...

Android does a pretty good job of catching and blocking spam numbers, but it’s not 100% every time. So, how do you delete those messages and add new blocked numbers? I’ll show you how.

Meta's Messenger app is ending SMS support for Android on September 28. This means that users will have to switch to other SMS apps like Google Messages, especially for RCS support.

If you’ve been relying on the Signal messaging app on Android for SMS communications, your access to the plaintext messaging feature in the app will end soon. In a bid to prioritize security and ...

Signal said it included SMS support in the first place to make it easier to use — you wouldn't have to convince friends to start using Signal before exchanging messages with them from the app.