Chapter 8
Text Me
IN THIS CHAPTER
Creating a text message
Sending a group message
Getting a text message
Texting pictures, videos, and media items
Managing your text messages
Specifying a text message ringtone
Texting is the popular name for a cell phone’s capability to send short, typed messages to another cell phone. The process echoes earlier technology, including telegraph and teletype. Curiously, the acronym LOL dates to a telegraph message sent in the 1880s:
Butch Cassidy robbed the 302 out of Belle Fourche.It was carrying steer manure. LOL.
Despite its seemingly anachronistic nature, texting remains a popular form of communications. Indeed, some people text more than they use their Android to place a call. It’s a convenient and popular way to quickly communicate.
- Android tablets do not have the capability to send or receive text messages. Yes, even LTE tablets, though they ...
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