In part one, we saw how to create the bare bones of an SMS app. That is to say, we created a utility that could send and receive messages but that wasn’t exactly in ...

SMS may not be nearly as popular as it used to be, but many people still use it. It’s still quite essential in a number of ways, and there’s a reason why it survived for so long. In some regions, it’s ...

Conversations are an integral part of our lives, no matter how we do it. Messages is where the most action happens these days and while the likes of WhatsApp & Facebook are mostly used, the good old ...

Go SMS Pro that is used by millions of people is leaking messages, including private messages on the web, and the developers have gone silent. There are a lot of people who don’t like the default ...

In spite of being in existence since the inception of smartphones, SMS apps oddly seem to be going through a technological refresh of late. In addition to adopting smarter algorithms to segregate and ...

Although SMS remains the only way to be sure of reaching anyone with a mobile number, in any country, very few apps currently support it. That’s partly due to the age of the protocol, and partly to ...

Keeping sensitive messages private is often a priority for many people, and the default SMS app on most Android phones simply does not have any feature that prevents your secret texts from being ...

For those still tied to contracts, sending an SMS is part and parcel of daily life. I mean, you can’t let those 500 SMSes per month go to waste, can you? Nevertheless, SMSes can also be beneficial and ...

If you are an Android user, you must know the level of customization it offers. By default, the device comes with usable pre-loaded apps including the SMS app. The stock SMS app comes with Android ...

Our editors hand-picked these products based on our tests and reviews. Read now Google announced today two updates for Messages, the default SMS app in the Android mobile operating system. Starting ...