On an Android phone, you can disable all potential spam messages from Google's Messages app. Tap the profile icon in the ...

Taylor worked with AP from 2018 to 2025, most recently as Google Editor. The technology underpinning early mobile text messaging began development in the 1980s. The short message service (SMS) ...

Ever wondered why your text messages sometimes fail to send, show up pixelated or don’t appear at all on the other person’s end? It might not be your phone, but your carrier’s messaging support.

Trillions of text messages are sent and received via SMS-enabled devices every day, but have you ever stopped to ask, “What is SMS, exactly?” One of the oldest forms of mobile messaging, SMS messages ...

Be careful how you text. A recent warning on texting from the FBI sparked a lot questions from consumers. Stream NBC 5 for free, 24/7, wherever you are. NBC 5 Responds looked into what’s behind the ...

This security feature might not be so secure after all. Apple and Android users have been urged to stop receiving two-factor authentication codes via text after government officials revealed a massive ...

A closeup picture of a phone keyboard. The acronym T9 stands for Text on 9 keys. T9 "predictive texting" is a tool used primarily on non-smartphones (those with just a nine-key keyboard similar to a ...

(WLUK) -- A major restoration milestone was reached Monday in Cellcom's days-long outage impacting customers' ability to make phone calls and send text messages. In a short update posted at 4:15 p.m., ...

SMS messaging has become a powerful tool for businesses to connect with their audiences. From marketing campaigns to customer service, business texting offers a direct and immediate way to engage. But ...

AT&T is shutting down its email-to-text and text-to-email services on June 17, 2025. The feature lets users send texts via email and receive texts as emails using special AT&T addresses. While some ...

Let’s be honest: talking on the phone isn't always fun — or necessary. In fact, a lot of people flat-out prefer texting over phone calls. From wasting precious hours listening to people ramble to ...