Microsoft Teams outsmarts Slack in many ways, but the latter comes with many useful tools that Microsoft's solution doesn't support. Native SMS support was one of those. Teams use ...

After many years of asking for it, Microsoft Teams users will finally be able to send SMS texts on Teams phones with a new Calling Plan that’s rolling out soon. This plan is set to include this option ...

Google is planning to stop sending 2FA codes via text message to verify Gmail accounts in favor of security tools such as passkeys and QR codes that users would scan with their devices. Google is ...

SMS, or Short Message Service, lets users send text-only messages of up to 160 characters across cellular networks. The protocol was created to work across carriers’ voice infrastructure for ...

Microsoft is going to soon make you use another app to send and receive text messages. The feature is not gone, it's only ...

Your iPhone now offers support for a Critical Messages feature that allows apps to send you SMS messages in very specific situations.

Gmail and other Google services will shift from texting six-digit codes over SMS to sending a QR code that a user can verify. "Just like we want to move past passwords with the use of things ...

Ross Richendrfer, a Gmail spokesperson, told Forbes: “Just like we want to move past passwords with the use of things like passkeys, we want to move away from sending SMS messages for ...

In some cases, users will have to send an SMS to Google instead of Google sending an SMS code to them. Users will have fallback authentication mechanisms available, but they’ll still need a phone.

Microsoft has announced that Teams will no longer support sending or receiving SMS messages from Android devices starting ...