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

When people talk about receiving SMS without a phone, what they really mean is that the message is redirected to a digital ...

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There’s a vast difference in texting etiquette amongst different generations. That Boomer thumbs-up reply is on the opposite end of the spectrum of Gen Z’s slang acronyms. So 22-year-old Jason ...

When Apple released iOS 26 on Sept. 15, the update included a call screening feature to help block spam calls, and it can also screen text messages on your iPhone. With iOS 26, Messages can hide ...

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HOUSTON — A text message scam is under investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Financial Crimes Unit of the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, following reports from the Harris ...

I have not experienced the blinker issue. Nor have I seen any “setting” that would control the sound. My guess, not knowing anything about the blinker system, is that it might be something against the ...

When these features are enabled, those messages will be filtered to their own folder in Messages without altering you. Once these messages are in their respective folders, you can look through them at ...