Tired of spam texts that just won't stop? Your phone comes with built-in protection, but it might be turned off by default. Here's how to fix that on both iPhone and Android.

Apple is starting to test end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) RCS messages with the developer beta of iOS 26.4 released Monday. Apple announced plans last year to support the feature, and once fully available ...

Spammers and malicious actors inundate us with a steady stream of text messages—often purporting to be from legitimate institutions or companies. Stanching this flow isn’t easy. Just as the unwanted ...

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AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- TrueDialog, the enterprise-grade SMS platform powering mission-critical communications for higher education, sports organizations, financial services, and ...

China-based phishing groups blamed for non-stop scam SMS messages about a supposed wayward package or unpaid toll fee are promoting a new offering, just in time for the holiday shopping season: ...

Google Messages for Android is redesigning how link and YouTube previews look inside conversations. The previous design showed the sent URL at the top with an image preview next. At the bottom, you’d ...

During the Orange OpenTech event in Paris, Orange announced the launch of ‘Message Satellite’, a service that allows its customers based in mainland France to send and receive SMS messages as well as ...

Hackers on Monday hijacked a mass text messaging service, pushing hundreds of thousands of scam texts to people who subscribe to alerts from New York state, a Catholic charity and a political ...

HURON COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Huron County Sheriff deputies are reminding people to ignore texts from the BMV and the Ohio Turnpike about collecting unpaid tolls. Deputies posted the alert on Facebook ...