In part one, we saw how to create the bare bones of an SMS app. That is to say, we created a utility that could send and receive messages but that wasn’t exactly in ...

An M Files reader asked about the difference between SMS, WAP and J2ME applications, so let me start by explaining the SMS versus WAP approaches for developing a sample mobile application, say movie ...

SMS messages were extremely popular back in the day, but that’s no longer the case. People still send them, but most of them opted for one of the messaging platforms that require an internet ...

SMS may not be nearly as popular as it used to be, but many people still use it. It’s still quite essential in a number of ways, and there’s a reason why it survived for so long. In some regions, it’s ...

The default Android SMS app gets the job done. It allows you to send and receive text messages, and it does so in an intuitive way. But what if you want something ...

In spite of being in existence since the inception of smartphones, SMS apps oddly seem to be going through a technological refresh of late. In addition to adopting smarter algorithms to segregate and ...

Signal is removing the option to send and receive SMS messages in its Android app. Folks who currently use Signal as their default SMS app will receive alerts advising them to switch to a different ...

If you own an iPhone, your SMS needs are covered: Apple’s built-in SMS app works fine (at least until Messages debuts as part of the iPhone 3.0 update). But if you’re rocking an iPod touch, texting ...

Android has always lacked a sophisticated SMS application. The default one offered by Google isn’t as feature-rich as one would desire and the options available in the Play store can be a little over ...