Do you pay for text messaging? If you have a smartphone, you don’t have to. There are plenty of mobile messaging app alternatives that you can try at no cost. They work with different types of phones, ...

Although there's a pretty good chance you already have a phone number on your smartphone, your primary number assigned by your carrier isn't your only option for calling and texting. There are ...

Your smartphone is chock full of exciting features. Unfortunately, you'll pay big to use them. You don't have to cut back on your phone's services for fear of a giant monthly bill, though. There are ...

Marina Del Rey-based text messaging app develotextPlus, which is led by Scott Lahman, is going global, saying Thursday that it has launched a new free test messaging and calling app called Nextplus ...

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 ...

Are expensive phone plans draining your wallet? Free calling and texting apps offer a practical solution for staying connected without the need for traditional phone services. These apps rely on Wi-Fi ...

WhatsApp is rolling out a new feature that lets iPhone users set it as their default app for calls and messages, as noted by WABetaInfo. This means you can now make calls and send texts directly from ...

With iOS 18.2, Apple has introduced a new option that lets iPhone users set third-party apps as the default for calls and messages. Now WhatsApp has finally released an update to support this API, ...