Many people do still use SMS, however, not least to communicate with friends and family who may not have the same messaging apps installed or who are on a different mobile operating system. If you ...

It might be a good time to stop using the standard Android SMS messaging system and upgrade to a different ecosystem entirely -- here's why.

While your Android no doubt has a default SMS messaging app, you can download others if you have specific desires for your texting.

Short Messaging Service (SMS) protocol might be going the way of the rotary dial, and there are good reasons to show the aging service the door.

Many people are going beyond the instant messaging app bundled on your smartphone and installing custom solutions. One of the advantages of Android is the sheer amount of instant messaging apps ...

Meta's Messenger app is ending SMS support for Android on September 28. This means that users will have to switch to other SMS apps like Google Messages, especially for RCS support.