Trillions of text messages are sent and received via SMS-enabled devices every day, but have you ever stopped to ask, “What is SMS, exactly?” One of the oldest forms of mobile messaging, SMS messages ...

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Google has pushed RCS as a universal messaging standard, urging Apple to adopt it. Verizon & all US carriers now support RCS; it allows for richer messaging like WhatsApp. Apple will support RCS with ...

In the digital age, there are numerous effective options for businesses to communicate with customers and clients, and one increasingly popular method adopted by many companies is SMS text. For ...

Short Message Service (SMS) has been a staple of text messaging since the flip phone, but it may be time to let it evolve. SMS was created in 1992, back when cellphones could be mistaken for bricks.

There have been reports from Android device users getting the message “sent as sms via server” when sending messages instead of the read message receipts that you usually get even without making ...

What does “Sent as SMS via server” mean? This “Sent as SMS via server” message primarily pops up on Android smartphones when the person you are about to text is no longer connected to RCS. RCS ...