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Exploration of different ways mobile text messaging is utilized across industries, functions, and scenarios, such as marketing, customer service, authentication, and notifications.

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How to tell if your text messages are blocked

You sent a text. It didn’t go through, or maybe it did but you...

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Choosing the best messaging app for mixed platforms in real friend groups

You’ve probably been there. Someone creates a group chat to plan a trip or...

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International text messaging explained: how it works and common pitfalls

You send a text to your friend in London, and it arrives instantly. A...

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Understanding group text splitting and why it happens

You start a group text with friends or family. Everyone’s chatting. Then suddenly, your...

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International texting tips for seamless cross-border messaging

Sending a text to someone in another country should be simple. You type a...

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Undelivered text messages: overlooked resets and settings checklist

You’ve typed out a message, hit send, and then watched it sit there with...

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Group texting methods that work across platforms

Group texting sounds simple enough. You want to send one message to multiple people...

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Messaging apps without internet: reliable options for true offline texting

When you search for messaging apps that work without data, you’ll find dozens of...

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Why text messages out of order disrupt conversations

You’re texting back and forth with someone when suddenly their response to your first...

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SMS vs MMS: understanding the types of text messages you send

You’ve probably noticed that some text messages are just words, while others let you...