Android doesn’t have the luxury of something like iMessage, so adding folks to a group text is still fairly complicated and a big hindrance.

Group texts are a great way to keep in touch with friends and family. We explain how to send group texts on Android.

You can forward a text message from your Android phone using most popular texting apps, like the Verizon Message+ app.

Learn how to effortlessly add a new contact from a text message on your Android phone with our step-by-step guide.

Alternatively, you can create and save text snippets via the SwiftKey app. Launch the app, tap Settings > Clipboard, and you’ll be able to add and manage text snippets there.

Google Messages is a powerful text messaging app that has more tricks up its sleeve, like Google's Chat feature that adds iMessage-like features to Android.