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erronis

(23,675 posts)

12. Your history sounds much like mine altho I've had cell phones since they first came out.

Reply to mike_c (Reply #11)

Fri Mar 13, 2026, 02:48 PM

Friday

Unfortunately the user interface for all cell phones changes with the manufacturer, the vendor, the version of the UI, and themes that can be applied willy-nilly. I try to help seniors with Apple and a huge variety of Android phones. Just finding the needed apps is frustrating.

There are desktop/laptop interfaces via the web for doing texting. I much prefer them since I like a keyboard, not thumb presses. I can use my Google Voice phone# on my laptop by entering: https://voice.google.com/. It handles calls, texts, voice messages pretty well.