SMS Backup and Restore is still one of the best for backing up Android text messages—and in this guide, I'll also walk you ...

Our smartphones hold countless conversations and memories. Unfortunate circumstances, such as a lost, stolen, or malfunctioning phone can cause us to lose them all within seconds. It's also highly ...

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 ...

Short Message Service (SMS) has been a staple of text messaging since the flip phone, but it may be time to let it evolve. SMS was created in 1992, back when cellphones could be mistaken for bricks.

The FBI's guidelines recommended that users not send texts from iPhone to Android or vice versa because they were not securely encrypted. However, messages sent from iPhone to iPhone or Android to ...

The French and U.K. equivalents to the U.S. government’s cyber defense agency have issued new advice for users. “Deactivate ...

This is critical because U.S. federal agencies repeatedly warn that texting without the protection of end-to-end encryption ...

Google Messages may not be the best messaging app in every scenario, but it offers a plethora of features, enough to get the ...

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.