About this app

Call and text for free with TextNow, the free phone service with over 100 million users, now including Free Essential Data.



Staying connected shouldn’t stress you out. With the TextNow app, you can get nationwide talk, text and data coverage from the nation’s largest 4G LTE & 5G network, without having to worry about bills.



Get a new phone number free with the US area code of your choice (or use the phone number you already have) and start calling and texting freely to anywhere in the US and Canada.



FREE TALK & TEXT NATIONWIDE: NO PHONE BILL

Stay connected with the TextNow free Wi-Fi calling and texting app, or order a TextNow SIM card to freely call, text, and use some apps without having to connect to Wi-Fi.



FREE ESSENTIAL DATA

TextNow is the ONLY phone service provider that gives you data completely FREE. With the always-free plan, you can access apps that are essential to keep you connected while on-the-go, including email, maps, and rideshare apps. Check and send emails, get directions, and order an Uber or Lyft from anywhere without paying for a data plan. Simply order a SIM card to get started.



UNLIMITED DATA PLANS: AFFORDABLE & HIGH-SPEED

We believe you should only pay for the data you use. That’s why we’re the ONLY provider with super flexible hourly, daily, and monthly plans. Start and stop one of our low-cost options with just a few taps in the app, starting as low as $0.99. No contracts, no commitments, just easily accessible data that you only have to pay for when you want it.



SECOND PHONE NUMBER: FOR PRIVATE CALLING & TEXTING, A SEPARATE BUSINESS LINE & MORE

Use the TextNow calling and text messaging app as a free second phone line. It’s another extra phone line (business phone or 2nd line) on your device with free calls and free text messages.



INTERNATIONAL CALLING: 230+ COUNTRIES

Are your friends and family overseas? TextNow offers low-cost international calls to Mexico, Canada and 230+ countries with rates starting at less than $0.01 per minute.



WHY TEXTNOW?

• Free calling, free texting, and free essential data – always.

• Call and text for free immediately when you download the TextNow app

• Get nationwide coverage with a TextNow SIM card, and talk and text without Wi-Fi

• Get a local phone number or use your existing number. Area codes from most metro areas in the US available.

• Voice call, direct message, SMS message, picture and video messenger to the US or Canada for free.

• Unlimited data plans with hourly, daily, and monthly options give you flexible internet coverage. Only pay when you want it.

• Use across multiple devices including your computer or tablet, and effortlessly access calls and texts whenever you need them.

• International calls with low-cost options to over 230 countries.

• Voicemail to text audio transcription and conference calling.



HOW IS TEXTNOW FREE?

There are no yearly or monthly fees to use TextNow. We partner with brands to pay for your phone service (so you don’t have to) with in-app ads. Ads won’t interrupt your experience. If you don't like ads, you can purchase a subscription to remove them.



MORE FEATURES STANDARD FOR ALL USERS

• Passcode for safe and private texting and calling

• Caller ID

• Signatures: add a personalized signature to each text

• Customizable free text tones, call tones, ringtones, vibrations and phone backgrounds

• Quick Reply to speedily respond to friends

• A home screen widget for instant use

• Text from your computer and seamlessly synchronize with your mobile device via textnow.com



So, what are you waiting for? Download the app and take control of your phone service, starting today.





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New features

New & Noticeable:
- No new features this week but keep checking this space for future announcements.
New & Not-so Noticeable:
- Fixed video playback issues, addressed reported app crashes, and made additional performance and stability improvements.

App Permissions

Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows an application to collect battery statistics
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
This constant was deprecated in API level 21. No longer enforced.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows an application to read or write the system settings.
Allows an application to read the user's contacts data.
Allows an application to write the user's contacts data.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows read access to the device's phone number(s].
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to broadcast sticky intents.
Allows an application to record audio.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to initiate a phone call without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows a calling application which manages it own calls through the self-managed ConnectionService APIs.
Allows an application to read the user's call log.
Allows an application to write (but not read] the user's call log data.
Allows an application to call any phone number, including emergency numbers, without going through the Dialer user interface for the user to confirm the call being placed.
Allows modification of the telephony state - power on, mmi, etc.
Allows applications to disable the keyguard if it is not secure.
Allows access to the list of accounts in the Accounts Service.
Allows an application to see the number being dialed during an outgoing call with the option to redirect the call to a different number or abort the call altogether.
Allows applications to change network connectivity state.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows applications to read the sync settings.
Allows applications to write the sync settings.
Marker permission for applications that wish to access notification policy.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to enter Wi-Fi Multicast mode.