Free text apps offer different features than the SMS texting app built into your iPhone or Android phone.

When you're not getting messages from Android users on your iPhone, try toggling Airplane mode, checking your block list, ...

Set to launch through a software update next year, it will replace SMS and bring new features and improved media sharing. Will the green texting bubbles disappear? Some reports point to maybe. Apple ...

Apple previously confirmed plans to add end-to-end encryption to RCS messages in a future software update We’ve now spotted code that suggests end-to-end encryption could be coming to RCS messages on ...

Some Android users may now be able to edit RCS messages sent to iPhones, which is a welcome addition brought about by the Rich Communication Services (RCS). iPhone users are already able to edit ...

Apple regularly adds new capabilities to its messaging app, and iOS/iPadOS 26 kicks in several helpful new features. Here’s ...

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