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With the rise of front-facing cameras on smartphones, the need for a good video chat app has increased, too. FaceTime and Skype 3.0 (Free, 4 stars) are currently the best in show, but they are only ...

On June 26, Google will force users of its Google Talk messaging service in Gmail to switch to Hangouts, another company messaging service. It's the end of an era that started in 2005, and the ...

Editors' Note, December 15, 2025: With this update, our lineup of recommended Android chat apps remains unchanged. The existing picks have been vetted for currency and availability. My PCMag career ...

Elyse Betters Picaro is the former Editor-in-Chief of Pocket-lint and the former Operations Manager for Valnet's Consumer Tech brands, including Pocket-lint, Android Police, and XDA. She is based in ...