Category: sms

OnePlus Nord will rely on Google’s calling and messaging apps

Post author By Randall
Post date July 19, 2020
Categories In Android, duo, gear, Google, Messaging, Mobile, News, oneplus, oneplus nord, phone, Smartphone, sms, Tech

[ad_1] OnePlus is still dribbling out details of its sub-$500 Nord ahead of the phone’s July 21st launch, and its latest may be noteworthy if you loathe redundant pre-installed apps. The company has revealed (via 9to5Google) that the Nord will use Google’s phone, Messages apps rather than OnePlus’ own. It’ll come with Duo, too. The […]

Google Messages may send iMessage-style ‘liked a photo’ reaction texts

Post author By Randall
Post date March 6, 2020
Categories In android messages, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, Google, google messages, Mobile, reaction, services, sms, Tech, texting, texts

[ad_1] Those SMS/MMS responses are known as “fallback” texts, and in iMessage, they’re sent in place of reaction messages to anyone who doesn’t use iMessage. In Google’s Messages 5.8, released on the Play Store to beta testers, 9to5Google spotted code that suggests Google is preparing similar “fallback” text, which would be sent to anyone who […]

Apple engineers propose a way to make using two-factor texts easier

Post author By Randall
Post date January 31, 2020
Categories In 2fa, Apple, gear, Google, Internet, ios, Mobile, one-time passcode, otp, phishing, Scam, Security, sms, standard, Tech, two-factor authentication

[ad_1] The proposal has two main objectives. The first is to come up with a way for OTP messages to be associated with a URL: this can be done easily enough by including the login URL within the message itself. The second is to standardize the format of two-factor authentication (2FA) and OTP messages so […]

Google adds spam detection and verified business SMS to Messages

Post author By Randall
Post date December 12, 2019
Categories In gear, Google, Mobile, phishing, report, Safety, Scam, Security, sms, spam, Tech, text messages, texting, texts, verified, verify, warning

[ad_1] When you receive a message from a verified business, you’ll see the company name, logo and a verification badge in the message thread. Businesses must sign up to use Verified SMS, and so far, 1-800-Flowers, Banco Bradesco, Kayak, Payback and SoFi are on-board. Verified SMS is rolling out gradually in the US, Brazil, Canada, […]

Millions of text messages were carelessly exposed by a marketing firm

Post author By Randall
Post date December 2, 2019
Categories In database, exposed, exposure, gear, Internet, Security, sms, Tech, text messaging, truedialog

[ad_1] The company locked down the database on November 29th, a day after vpnMentor got in touch. It’s not clear how long the database was left exposed, however, or whether there was any unauthorized access. We’ve asked TrueDialog for comment. The exposed messages aren’t going to include private conversations, but they still pose a risk. […]

Now Twitter users can enable two-factor without linking a phone number

Post author By Randall
Post date November 21, 2019
Categories In 2fa, ad targeting, Entertainment, phone number, Privacy, Security, services, sms, Tech, Twitter, two-factor authentication

[ad_1] Twitter has finally made a change users have been waiting a long time to see. No, it’s not editable tweets, but as of today everyone can enable two-factor authentication on their account without linking a phone number. While SMS-based two-factor can be a fallback for people who lose access to code-generating devices or don’t […]

Cross-carrier glitch sent people ancient texts in the middle of the night

Post author By Randall
Post date November 7, 2019
Categories In Android, at&t, att, gear, glitch, Google, Mobile, Smartphone, sms, Sprint, t-mobile, Tech, text, text messaging, us cellular, valentines day, Verizon, wireless

[ad_1] The hiccup appears to be the result of a common carrier infrastructure glitch. T-Mobile told Engadget this was a “third party vendor issue that also affected other networks,” while US Cellular told 92 Moose that a flawed update to the “cross carrier messaging system” was to blame. Sprint, meanwhile, pinned the issue on a […]

AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon team up to push next-gen RCS texting

Post author By Randall
Post date October 24, 2019
Categories In at&t, att, ccmi, gear, imessage, Mobile, rcs, sms, Sprint, t-mobile, Tech, texting, Verizon, whatsapp

[ad_1] For years we've been hearing about the potential of RCS, a protocol replacement for SMS that would bring iMessage and Whatsapp-like features to texting. Unfortunately there's been very little to show for it, with spotty support among carriers, and on… [ad_2] Source link

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey’s account has been compromised, again

Post author By Randall
Post date August 30, 2019
Categories In cloudhopper, Entertainment, Internet, jack dorsey, Security, services, sms, Tech, Twitter

[ad_1] Securing accounts online can be difficult, especially when you’ve got a lot of legacy access points laying around. Today’s example is Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey, whose Twitter account has suddenly been hijacked to send random messages and racial slurs. A quick look at the messages (which are quickly being deleted) identifies their source as […]

How a trivial cell phone hack is ruining lives

Post author By Randall
Post date June 28, 2019
Categories In 2-factor, at&t, bad password, data breach, data security, digital security, gear, Gmail, Google, identity theft, infosec, Internet, Mobile, opinion, Security, services, sim, sim swapping, sms, t-mobile, Tech, Twitter, two-factorauthentication

[ad_1] “This is still very raw (I haven’t even told my family yet),” Coonce wrote in an anguished Medium post. “I can’t stop thinking about the small, easy things I could have done to protect myself along the way.” On a Monday night in June, Matthew Miller’s daughter woke him up to say that his […]