Gizmodo has compiled a list of the 8 best free texting apps for a variety of smartphones. Their favorite pick? Google Voice. No charges, no ads, and doubles as a second phone line.
For more detailed reviews of each app, click through. For the impatient, here's a quick breakdown of the 8 selected apps, with supported phones and download links included:
1. Kik (the free BlackBerry Messenger alternative for iPhone and Android )
2. Google Voice (for Android, iPhone, and Blackberry)
3. Fring (uses major instant messaging networks; for iPhone, Android, and Nokia Symbian)
4. textPlus (supported by ads, but user can pay pay $2.99 per year to remove; for iPhone-only)
5. TextNow (supported by ads, but user can pay pay $0.99 per month or $5.99 per year to remove; for iPhone-only)
6. Meebo (uses major instant messaging networks; for iPhone, Android, and BlackBerry)
7. WhatsApp ($0.99 for iPhone and free for Android (Beta), BlackBerry, and Nokia Symbian Beta)
8. Textfree (supported by ads, but user can pay pay $5.99 per year to remove; for iPhone-only)
Just updated your iPhone? You'll find new Apple Intelligence capabilities, sudoku puzzles, Camera Control enhancements, volume control limits, layered Voice Memo recordings, and other useful features. Find out what's new and changed on your iPhone with the iOS 18.2 update.
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