If you’ve been relying on the Signal messaging app on Android for SMS communications, your access to the plaintext messaging feature in the app will end soon. In a bid to prioritize security and ...

The entire world shifted from Short Message Service (SMS) to other chat services like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, etc. The feature-rich alternative messaging apps lured users and have been improving ...

Nothing is 100% secure. Period. If you connect a device to any type of network, you cannot guarantee its security. That's just a fact, and it's only getting worse with each passing day. But you ...

SMS and RCS are communication protocols. While SMS relies on simplicity and ubiquity, RCS offers major feature upgrades in every other area. SMS is limited to short and plain texts, while RCS lets you ...

Satellite SMS support in Android 14 marks a significant advancement in mobile communication technology. Once the update comes out, users can use their smartphones to send and receive SMS messages even ...

A new version of an Android worm called Selfmite has the potential to ramp up huge SMS charges for victims in its attempt to spread to as many devices as possible. The first version of Selfmite was ...

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I'm looking for a utility I could use to simply copy entire SMS/MMS conversations from Android. I'm running LineageOS+microg so apps that require Google Services should work. Up to this point I've ...

Signal says it will start to phase out SMS and MMS message support from its Android app to streamline the user experience and prioritize security and privacy. While this announcement may surprise ...

Third-party messaging application Signal is set to remove the ability to send SMS and MMS messages from the Android application to enhance privacy and security. In a blog post, the messaging firm has ...