Recovering deleted text messages on Android is difficult, and the best strategy is to have Google Drive back up your phone.

Blake has over a decade of experience writing for the web, with a focus on mobile phones, where he covered the smartphone boom of the 2010s and the broader tech scene. When he's not in front of a ...

As the threat of international cyberattacks grow, the FBI is warning of a danger that most people are probably not aware exists: texting between different brands of cell phones. Specifically, while ...

Google Messages isn't perfect. Although it offers the same set of features and functionality as other messaging apps, some of ...

The rise of online instant messaging platforms such as WhatsApp, iMessage, and Facebook Messenger has brought about several improvements and reasons to never look back to using traditional SMS. We ...

Texts get "stuck" briefly or permanently inside iMessage when they're directed to someone who has switched their number to an Android phone.

Remembering to send that perfect message at just the right time can be challenging. If you're an Android phone user, you can schedule your texts so you're always on your game. I love scheduling texts ...

Google's new data shows Android has better built-in anti-spam protections than the iPhone: AI defenses stop billions of spam ...

While screenshots serve the purpose, third-party apps for Android and iPhone do it in the best possible way, mentioning every necessary detail. Some of the most popular apps include SMS Backup & ...

Rich Communication Services (RCS) was introduced as a successor to traditional SMS (Short Message Service) and MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service), promising a modern, feature-rich messaging experience ...

With the launch of Android 15 earlier this week, Google officially brought satellite messaging support to the operating system. However, the feature is not active, and there are still many questions ...

Translation is rolling out to iPhone and Android users, and will expand to support additional languages in the future.