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2. Text messaging - Wikipedia

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   Text messaging. A text message using SMS – the 160 character limit and difficulty of typing on feature phone keypads led to the abbreviations of "SMS language". The word "lol" sent via iMessage. Text messaging, or texting, is the act of composing and sending electronic messages, typically consisting of alphabetic and numeric characters ...

3. Google Messages - Wikipedia

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   Google Messages [1] (formerly known as Messenger, Android Messages, and Messages) is a text messaging software application developed by Google for its Android and Wear OS mobile operating systems, while it's also available via the Web. Google's official universal messaging platform for the Android ecosystem, Messages employs SMS and Rich ...

4. SMS - Wikipedia

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   An SMS message written on a Motorola Razr V3. E.161, a common mobile keypad alphabet layout. Short Message/Messaging Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems. It uses standardized communication protocols that let mobile devices exchange short text messages.

5. Instant messaging - Wikipedia

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   SMS was a much more dominant form of communication before smartphones became widely used globally. While SMS relied on traditional paid telephone services, instant messaging apps on mobiles were available for free or a minor data charge. In 2012 SMS volume peaked, and in 2013 chat apps surpassed SMS in global message volume.

6. Signal (messaging app) - Wikipedia

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   Signal is an encrypted messaging service for instant messaging, voice calls, and video calls. [11] [12] The instant messaging function includes sending text, voice notes, images, videos, and other files. [13] Communication may be one-to-one between users or may involve group messaging. The application uses a centralized computing architecture ...

7. Multimedia Messaging Service - Wikipedia

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   Multimedia Messaging Service ( MMS) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from a mobile phone over a cellular network. Users and providers may refer to such a message as a PXT, a picture message, or a multimedia message. [1] The MMS standard extends the core SMS (Short Message Service) capability, allowing ...