These days, a huge part of people’s digital communication is done through messaging apps. And I’m no different. Different people have different preferences in messengers and sometimes a single contact is important enough to warrant a dedicated app for texting. All-in-all, I currently use 5 different messaging apps on my phone.

And although I’m not switching phones nearly as often as some other PhoneArena members (I’m looking at you, Peter!), I still have to do it more frequently than the average phone user. And when I do switch to a new phone, one of the things I dread the most is having ...