Google Messages has much to like and is an excellent messaging app for Android. However, if you are not a fan or don't want to give Google even more data than it already has about you, some ...

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The freedom that an Android phone offers also comes with a price, and one of the biggest is the app overload. Unlike iOS and other Apple devices, where iMessage dominates everyday conversation between ...

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Viber is a mobile app that lets users make free phone calls or send free text messages to other Viber users over 3G or WiFi connections. The company offers an iPhone app, and for the past few months a ...