DID YOU KNOW? The first text message was sent in 1992

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It simply said "Merry Christmas" and was sent via a Vodafone network in the UK. At the time, mobile phones could receive messages but were not able to send them.

The message was sent using a computer because mobile phones did not yet have the technology to type and send SMS messages. What began as a simple experiment would go on to become one of the world's most widely used forms of communication.

Today, text messaging has evolved into a much more sophisticated ecosystem, with smartphones offering instant messaging, voice notes, video calls and file sharing alongside traditional SMS.