How to use Android's built-in SMS Backup Many phones (including Pixel phones) have a built-in automatic SMS backup, courtesy of Google, in the messaging app.

Short Message Service, better known as SMS or text messages, allows people to share messages with other people on their smartphones.

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 ...

Text message stealing malware is targeting smartphones to gain access to users' data A sprawling SMS stealer campaign is utilizing Telegram bots and fake app ads to gain access to Android devices.

Your Android phone has a lot of messaging capabilities, but did you know there are ways to send messages without a cell signal? Here's what you need to know.

It might be a good time to stop using the standard Android SMS messaging system and upgrade to a different ecosystem entirely -- here's why.