Free text apps offer different features than the SMS texting app built into your iPhone or Android phone.

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 ...

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Do you pay for text messaging? If you have a smartphone, you don’t have to. There are plenty of mobile messaging app alternatives that you can try at no cost. They work with different types of phones, ...

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One of the lesser-appreciated features of Google's Android mobile operating system is the ability to switch your default apps ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Remember 2009 when “The Mentalist” and “Bones” were on TV; the “Twilight Saga” and “Avatar” were hot at the box office; and “Empire State of Mind” (JayZ and Alicia ...

Verizon has introduced its complimentary satellite messaging service for the Google Pixel 9 and Samsung Galaxy S25 series, allowing users to send texts in areas without cellular coverage. Partnering ...