Most pre-installed text messaging apps aren’t very good, nor are they customizable. Thankfully, on Android, you can download dozens of texting app alternatives on the Play Store.

Stay connected to your loved ones anywhere in the world with these text messaging apps for group chats, video calling, private conversations, and more.

Many people do still use SMS, however, not least to communicate with friends and family who may not have the same messaging apps installed or who are on a different mobile operating system. If you ...

The SMS app that comes with your Android phone will serve you just fine to send text and photo messages to your contacts, but many can't do much more than that. Luckily, Google Play is ripe with ...

Using an encrypted messaging app ensures your security and privacy, whether you're just chatting or sending bank details. We round up the best ones available.

There are quite a few things that could be preventing you from sending text messages on an Android phone.

The SMS tool is one of the most basic, reliable and unchanged features of any phone, with even the most backward of tech users usually able to work out how to send a simple text message.