Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were in an emergency and unable to speak? How would you contact the authorities to try and get help? Since 2014, Text-to-911 has been giving people in the United States the ability to send text messages in place of making a voice call in an emergency. Perhaps you are in a dangerous situation where you cannot risk making any noise and being discovered. You could have been injured in such a way that you cannot speak. It’s also useful when the cell reception is just so bad that you cannot keep a call connected, but a… Read more
How to Recover Deleted Text Messages on Android
We’ve all done it: deleted a text message from our phones and then realized shortly after that that we needed the information in that text. And the longer it’s been since you deleted it, the lesser the chance that you will be able to recover it. There is no trash can or recycle bin on Android devices as you find on Windows or Mac. There is also no undo button. Once you delete, it’s gone. When you… Read more
How to Schedule Sending Text Messages on Your iPhone
Many of us have always wanted the option to schedule a text message to be sent on our iPhones, but Apple hasn’t integrated this feature natively into iOS (yet). Yes, a possible solution to this is to jailbreak your device and install a third-party addon, but that brings a myriad of problems with it. Recently, in iOS 12, Apple introduced a new app known as “Shortcuts” which allows you to set shortcuts on your iPhone. Shortcuts can be downloaded both from the app’s Gallery or, can be custom-created / downloaded in the app. Using the Shortcuts feature, you can schedule sending text messages on your… Read more
5 Ways to Easily Send SMS from Your PC
Text messaging has become one of the most popular ways to carry on conversations in our world today. The convenience of using SMS is universally known. Sometimes, though, for one reason or another, you may prefer to have access to text messaging on your computer. No matter your reason, if this is something you want to do, follow one of these methods for texting that do not require the use of the messaging app on your phone. 1. Your Email Account This only works for USA and Canadian phone numbers. An often unknown way for you to text without your phone is for you to… Read more