Text messaging has long served as a quick and convenient alternative to making traditional phone calls, but in certain situations, there are some messages that can't really be conveyed without audio.

Texting has been a game-changer in how you communicate with your family and friends. It's perfect for those times when you need to be discreet, like when you're studying in a library, and making a ...

Leave the phone in the other room and send texts with a full-size keyboard This article describes how to send a text from a computer to a cell phone. The iMessage app on your iPhone or iPad is also ...

With iOS 18 and iPadOS 18, you can save your late-night musings for a more decent hour by setting a text message to go at a specific time in Apple Messages. Both OSes launch in the fall, though you ...

If you have an iPhone 14 (or newer) or a Google Pixel 9, you can send texts via SOS Mode. My title is Senior Features Writer, which is a license to write about absolutely anything if I can connect it ...

There is no shortage of instant messaging apps on the market today. But in this vast sea of apps, WhatsApp still stands at the top, offering you more than you’d want from a messaging app. It’s no ...

Do you often send text messages to a friend or family member across the pond? Or do you want to message someone who's currently off work and don't want to ping them during their downtime? Maybe you ...

Following Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida, here's how to make sure you can send messages via satellite if you have no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology ...