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

The most common form of texting worldwide is through over-the-top (OTT) services that operate on top of another service. In this case, the internet. Apps that offer OTT messaging surged in popularity ...

These days, sending a text message is the preferred mode of communication by most people. Not only is it the more discreet and polite option — it gives the recipient complete control over when to ...

If there's one feature missing from the iPhone's iMessage app, it's the ability to schedule text messages. That's something you can do with email clients, and it can come in handy if you need to send ...

There’s a new Priority Notifications feature in iOS 18.4 to ensure important messages and alerts get prominent Lock Screen placement. But a different feature entirely was added in a recent iOS update— ...