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.

It might look like a message from your bank. It might even sound urgent. But experts warn those texts could be nothing more than a scam designed to steal your money or personal information. Known as ...

A recent message claims to be a toll evasion citation from the Pennsylvania Traffic Court, stating that a court date and time have been set to contest the ticket.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. According to a warning from the FBI, scammers are moving state to state with new "smishing" or "spoofing" text messages that claim ...

Republished on March 11th with details of new state by state warnings and government advice for anyone receiving these dangerous texts. The FBI warns a threat moving across America “from state to ...

To set up custom text shortcuts on Android, use your keyboard’s settings. For Gboard, go to Settings > Dictionary > Personal Dictionary, then add a word and its shortcut. On Samsung Keyboard, navigate ...

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