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

Google LLC’s standard Messages application, which comes pre-installed with every Android smartphone, is getting a major update today almost two years after it was first brought into the 21st century ...

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 ...

Rich Communication Services is transforming the basic text message into a powerfu marketing channel that is set to redefine ...

Mike Sorrentino is a Senior Editor for Mobile, covering phones, texting apps and smartwatches -- obsessing about how we can make the most of them. Mike also keeps an eye out on the movie and toy ...

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.