The "Hi Mom" smishing scam uses a fake family emergency text to trick parents into replying, then escalates to requests for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about cybersecurity, surveillance and privacy. The FBI warns you to stop texting. America’s cyber defense ...

RCS, filters, mentions, and backgrounds help to modernize Messages. On every new iPhone, I check these settings and features ...

Not all conversations require a phone call. Sometimes a simple text message is exactly what's needed to get the job done. Let’s be honest: talking on the phone isn't always fun — or necessary. In fact ...

If your texts are falling back to SMS, try these steps to ensure that Apple's Messages app is properly functioning. I started my career with CNET all the way back in 2005, when the (original) Motorola ...

For years, texting between an iPhone and an Android phone meant sending your messages in a state that carriers, and anyone intercepting network traffic, could theoretically read. iMessage has always ...