Text messaging is an asynchronous service; messages are delivered to a mobile device, where they are stored, and the recipient should delete them after they are viewed.

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Text messaging is indeed asynchronous, meaning messages are delivered and stored until the recipient is ready to view them, but there is no requirement that messages must be deleted after they are viewed.

Text Messaging Is an Asynchronous Service; Messages Are Delivered to a Mobile