I open my phone and see a blue waveform. It's three minutes and forty-two seconds long, which somehow feels like an eternity for a single message. I'm standing in the grocery store, wireless ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “For me, it’s easier to send a voice note than to text,” Melissa tells me, via voice note, of course. “Text is more direct, more ...

Kelle Hampton loves the suspense when she sees three dots pop up in her phone messages. But the 46-year-old author and content creator isn’t expecting a text. She’s waiting as her friend records the ...

The GSMA has announced the release of RCS Universal Profile 3.1. This introduces a new audio codec that allows for higher-quality voice notes and other audio clips. It also enables more reliable ...