The Android operating system offers native support for third-party texting apps. Google Messages might be ubiquitous with texting on Android, but plenty of third-party developers have built their own ...

The vulnerable version of the app, which has 100 million users, uses easily predictable URLs to link to private content. A security weakness discovered in the GO SMS Pro Android app can be exploited ...

The default Android SMS app gets the job done. It allows you to send and receive text messages, and it does so in an intuitive way. But what if you want something more, something better? In such case, ...

Microsoft is continuing its strategy of rolling out its own Android apps which are meant to provide basic, core functions. The latest such Microsoft app is called SMS Organizer and is designed to ...

Private messaging app Signal plans to discontinue the ability for Android users to send and receive plaintext SMS and MMS messages with the Signal app. The app developer cited its priority of ...

For years, the iPhone’s two-tiered texting system has been a hot topic. iPhone-to-iPhone texts in the Messages app are blue, and enjoy full encryption and more robust media features, like animations.