On Android, blue dots or chat icons show that RCS is enabled, giving you advanced texting features missing from traditional ...

Now, texts could be longer, and users could send pictures and videos through text. Then, in 2011, the texting paradigm shifted again when Apple introduced its proprietary texting app, iMessage.

If you're seeking out a new messaging app option to replace Verizon and Samsung's apps, these five might be perfect for your Android device.

Android has numerous quality texting apps, but it's the Google Messages app that shines over everything else, mainly due to its numerous powerful features that make texting on Google's operating ...

You should be using an encrypted messaging app instead of texting between iPhones and Android phones, federal security agencies say.

Following that friendly reminder about its existence, I set out to unearth Android apps that tap into this possibility and offer up genuinely useful shortcuts tied to text selection.

Behind those colorful blue and green text messages is a years-long battle between Apple and a group of app developers working on ways to break down the blue/green divide.