TextNow is a popular messaging app that allows you to send and receive texts, calls and voicemails. If you’re wondering how to tell if someone read your message on TextNow, you’re not alone.

TextNow is a popular messaging app that allows you to send and receive messages, make calls, and share media. Sometimes, you may receive hidden messages from unknown senders, which can be frustrating.

It’s well-known that phone plans in North America are among the highest in the world. So it’s no surprise that a startup is eager to swoop in and tackle the issue head-on leveraging technology.

Tristan Huntington vividly remembers when he and the rest of his team at TextNow realized their free calling-and-texting app was being abused. It was 2011 and their Waterloo, Ont.-based startup was ...