is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. If you’ve noticed that you’re receiving SMS texts ...

A new so-called "text bomb," a string of characters that could crash iOS devices if received in a notification, has surfaced online. Messaging bugs like these show up every now and then. Typically, ...

A bug resulting in missing text message notifications is continuing to affect iPhone users with iOS 14. While the issue appeared to at first to be exclusive to the iPhone 12 series, it appears to be ...

Are you finding that your iPhone isn’t alerting you when text messages arrive? Is there no red dot indicating that you have unread messages? If so you aren’t alone. Since the arrival of iOS 14 in ...

Did you know that you can have a custom notification sound for message notifications of certain contacts on your Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 4? By setting custom notifications you will immediately know who ...

Are you not receiving text notifications on your iPhone 15 Pro or another iPhone model? Concerned about missing important messages? Worry not! You should be able to get things fixed in no time at all.

With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and Google and writes about iPhone and Android features, privacy and security settings, and more. Let's start here: I don't hate the Apple ...

You can change the default notification sound of text messages on your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4. By customizing the message tone for a particular contact, you will immediately know that the message ...

We use this information to manage our text messaging program, including to send you text messages. Your wireless carrier may collect data about your wireless device usage, and its practices are ...

Receiving Facebook text notifications for your personal Facebook Timeline keeps you aware of posts on your timeline or tags in a picture or post. However, if you have a cellphone plan that restricts ...

If you recently noticed that Android Auto no longer offers notifications for text messages in your car, you’re not alone. And as it turns out, the whole thing started in early September following a ...

Food Safety Alerts: Enrolled users receive text notifications from Consumer Reports for our food safety content. By submitting your mobile number and providing your consent, you agree that you’re ...