ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Multimedia messaging service

Multimedia messaging service (MMS) is a special way of sending messages from one person to the other. It is different from regular messaging because it allows people to send pictures, videos, and other cool things along with their messages.

Let's say you want to send a message to your friend about your favorite toy. If you use regular messaging, you can only send a text, but if you use MMS, you can take a picture of your toy and send it in the message.

MMS uses a special technology to make sure that the picture or video you sent looks good on your friend's phone. When you send it, your phone sends a code to your friend's phone that tells it how to put the picture or video together so it looks just like what you sent.

MMS is really great because it allows us to share more than just words with people. We can share our experiences, our memories, and our emotions in a way that regular messaging just can't match.