If you feel like your phone’s inbox is blowing up with spam messages these days, you aren’t alone! From fake delayed package messages to false warnings about account issues, it can seem like the texts ...

The FBI is warning millions of Americans to be wary of an innocuous-seeming text message that’s making the rounds — and to delete it immediately if they get it. (Surprise! It’s a scam.) Americans have ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Zak Doffman writes about security, surveillance and privacy. Republished on June 23 with the latest warnings for smartphone users ...

When I made the switch from my iPhone 15 Pro Max to a Galaxy S25 Ultra earlier this year, one of the first things I missed was the ability to delete text messages that I'd sent. The ability to unsend ...

Have you ever been cleaning out your texts only to delete something that you meant to keep? It happens to all of us eventually, but iPhone users have an option to restore text messages before they're ...

The ability to unsend a dangerous typo in messaging apps, or even in emails, is a godsend. Services like WhatsApp, iMessage, and Messenger have offered it for years. But it wasn't until 2025 that ...

Google Messages finally rolls out the long-awaited “Delete for everyone” feature for RCS chats, allowing users to retract sent messages. This update, aligning with other major messaging services, also ...

Google Messages’ “delete to everyone” feature is now rolling out more widely. To delete a message for everyone, both parties must be using RCS messaging. Google warns that the other person may still ...