One of the lesser-appreciated features of Google's Android mobile operating system is the ability to switch your default apps without fuss. Your default web browser ...

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 first SMS text message was sent on December 3, 1992. Part of an early Vodafone test, the message was sent from a computer to a GSM handset on the carrier’s network. That first text read: “Merry ...

The FBI has issued a warning to iPhone and Android users: beware of smishing. Smishing attacks are fraudulent text messages sent via a phone's SMS — short message service — which are meant to trick ...

Texting has changed a lot over the years. What started as simple SMS is now a world of group chats, GIFs, and high-res photos. If you have an Android phone, you might not realise your default ...

A malicious campaign targeting Android devices worldwide utilizes thousands of Telegram bots to infect devices with SMS-stealing malware and steal one-time 2FA passwords (OTPs) for over 600 services.

Our smartphones hold countless conversations and memories. Unfortunate circumstances, such as a lost, stolen, or malfunctioning phone can cause us to lose them all within seconds. It's also highly ...

SMS is a text messaging standard that has been around for many years. SMS has been superseded by internet-based instant ...