MMS is colloquially known as texting, just as is SMS.

And, on most devices, there's no UI distinction between the two in use, MMS vs SMS is just a distinction the phone makes for messages by content.

Additionally, when someone using a non-standard messaging app (like whatever the default iOS app is), sends a message to my Android phone, it doesn't come through as an SMS but rather as an "attachment" to an MMS message.

It's known as "picture messaging".

Perhaps you should read the rest of the article. You might learn something.

Please do bother to read the rest of the article.

This is similar to sending malicious attachments with an email (which is just "text", after all) which the user's email client opens automatically.

Ever heard of MMS?

You're splitting hairs here, common usage of "texting" includes sending pictures, video, and audio.

He's not splitting hairs, he's probably just from 'somewhere else'. Here where I live (NL) texting someone means SMS, 'apping' someone is used for whatsapp and MMS is used for the rest.

Word. I don't think I've ever heard/seen MMS referred to as "texting". Until I read the clarifications in response to this comment, this article made absolutely no sense to me.

Perhaps "texting" has different meanings in different regions? This feels like a cross-cultural glitch to me. Those happen on HN more often than people realize.

Confusion and disagreement with the wording is valid.

Snootily declaring "not bothering to read the rest", though...