Learn how to set up an iPhone shortcut that locates your phone and takes a photo when you text it a specific keyword.

You probably use text message, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, or even Instagram to chat with others. And while those messaging apps work fine, some still seek out alternatives that lean hard into a ...

Android users who use the Google Messages app may have noticed a check mark or two below sent messages, but what do these icons represent? The Google Messages app isn't just an SMS and MMS application ...

Perry Village government is aiming to enhance communication with its residents by implementing a new text messaging program.

QUESTION: The FBI warning about text messaging has me a bit confused. I’m not a government worker, so what exactly is the risk for me? ANSWER: The recent discovery that state-sponsored Chinese hackers ...

The FBI is warning phone users to encrypt their text messages, especially if you send messages between Apple and Android users. The FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) ...

When you send an iPhone text message, it’s natural to wonder if the recipient has read it. The Messages app on iPhone includes a feature called read receipts, which allows you to see if and when your ...

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has announced that its WhatsApp rival messaging app — Arattai will soon get a new payment feature.

We've all been here before. All of us have, at one point or another, accidentally deleted an important text. Gloria, from Chepachet, Rhode Island, reached out to us with this question: "I accidentally ...

Senior government officials mistakenly invited the editor in chief of the Atlantic to a group chat on the messaging app Signal, where the focus of conversation was U.S. airstrikes against rebel groups ...