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.

Messaging and social media apps, including WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, and Instagram displayed on a smartphone screen. - Thrive Studios ID/Shutterstock The freedom that an Android phone offers also ...

Whenever someone asks me why an Android phone is worth considering instead of an iPhone, one of the first things I bring up is the ability to send and receive text messages from my PC’s web browser.

The first SMS was sent in 1992, when an engineer of an IT service company based in the U.K. sent it to his colleague to wish him a Merry Christmas. One year later, Finnish company Nokia released the ...