The rise of smartphones has enabled billions of people to stay connected with their loved ones, regardless of where they are in the world. Some of the most popular social media apps, like Instagram ...

Meta is shutting down Messenger Lite, its lightweight stripped-down version of Messenger, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. Users of the app are starting to see a message that advises them to “use ...

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 ...

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

There are many good messaging apps out there, but most of them prevent me from reading or replying to messages while I am in the car. In fact, this is a good thing, as staying focused on the road is ...

A nationwide telecommunication outage largely affecting AT&T customers is also impacting both iPhone and Android users, but there are a number of messaging platforms that can help when cellphone ...

Beeper is returning to its original goal of building ‘the best chat app on earth,’ which involves putting all your messages in one place. Beeper is returning to its original goal of building ‘the best ...

Themed icons debuted in Android 12 and expanded to third-party apps with Android 13. Now, as Android 14 rolls out more widely, Meta is finally giving in and bringing themed icons to Instagram, ...

Android 15 continues its march toward release with the Android 15 Developer Preview 2. Android 15 won’t be out until around October, but the first preview shipped a month ago. It’s time for another ...