An SMS (Short Message Service) is a feature of mobile phones that enables you to send text messages to other people. While free messaging services offered by smartphones support a cheaper and less ...

Amazon announced today it’s launching a new messaging feature for Alexa devices in the U.S. that will allow you to send texts – yes, SMS messages – to your friends and other contacts using your voice.

Amazon appears to be planning an expansion of Alexa’s existing messaging capabilities to support sending SMS text messages to friends using your Echo device or Alexa app. That means Echo users could ...