“Apple is showing some love to Android users by finally displaying their message reactions correctly.”
Opinion: Signal is under attack, and that’s why you should use it
“From oppressive governments and intelligence services to politicians and child protection advocates, those in power seem to be rather preoccupied with the adverse effects encrypted messaging apps allegedly have on crime, political stability, and even society at large.”
Federal Trade Commission officials warn of phishing text message scam
“For those shopping online, be aware of scammers who are sending text messages about a package for you. Although it may seem real, it’s just another phishing attempt. Phishing is the fraudulent attempt to get sensitive information by disguising oneself as a trustworthy entity through technology.”
O.C. Sheriff’s Dept. warns of phishing scam that uses fake packages to steal identities, drain bank accounts
“Cyber criminals are dangling the promise of a pending package in a phishing scam aimed at obtaining your personal information, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department warned Sunday.”
Two quick taps in Google Messages can reroute RCS chat messages as SMS
“Google’s rollout of RCS chat via Jibe in its Messages app has just about enveloped the world — we haven’t covered every new country, but we’ve seen a steady trickle of reports from new markets as it slowly makes its way around the globe.”
Twitter turns off its original SMS service in most countries
“For the most part, you can no longer use Twitter as it was originally built to be used: over text message. Last week, Twitter turned off the ability to receive SMS messages containing the text of new tweets. The feature was disabled in all but “a few countries” that rely on the feature.”
Google is working on end-to-end encryption for RCS texts in Messages
“RCS is supposed to be the spiritual successor to classic SMS and MMS texting, but the lack of built-in encryption puts a damper on that — someone could theoretically snoop on your messages where they can’t with services like iMessage. You might get your privacy after all, though.”
Check out T-Mobile Advanced Messaging in action
“T-Mobile recently introduced Advanced Messaging, a new feature that improves upon standard text messaging by utilizing the Rich Communications Services standard to offer “near real-time chat,” delivery and read receipts, and support for sending large files.”
Issues with texts after moving to Android from iPhone? Here’s an easy fix!
“If you’ve joined the world of Android from using an iPhone – welcome, by the way! – you might be finding yourself in a position of epic frustration when it comes to getting your text messages.”
