Methods, systems, and devices to determine most recently used messaging application for delivery of message(s)

A non-transitory, machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving, over a first network from a first communication device, a first message utilizing a first messaging application from the first communication device associated with a first user, wherein the first message includes time-sensitive information;
• determining first user preferences of the first user, resulting in a first determination;
• determining second user preferences of a second user for receiving messages, resulting in a second determination;
• determining an encryption associated with the first message, resulting in a third determination;
• determining a content associated with the first message, resulting in a fourth determination;
• determining network conditions of the first network, resulting in a first network condition determination;
• selecting a second messaging application based on at least the first determination, the second determination, the third determination, the fourth determination, the first network condition determination and the time-sensitive information, wherein the selecting comprises selecting the second messaging application to not degrade the network conditions of the first network, and wherein the second messaging application is different from the first messaging application;
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• transmitting, based on the selecting, the first message to at least a second communication device utilizing the second messaging application to ensure timely reception of the time-sensitive information.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processing system including a processor, over a first network from a first communication device, a first message utilizing a first messaging application from a the first communication device, wherein the first communication device is associated with a first user, and wherein the first message includes time-sensitive information;
• determining, by the processing system, first user preferences of the first user, resulting in a first determination;
• determining, by the processing system, second user preferences of a second user for receiving messages, resulting in a second determination, the second user preferences including an indication of a frequency of use of a second messaging application;
• determining, by the processing system, an encryption associated with the first message, resulting in a third determination;
• determining, by the processing system, a content associated with the first message, resulting in a fourth determination;
• determining network conditions of the first network, resulting in a first network condition determination;
• selecting, by the processing system, a third messaging application based on at least the first determination, the second determination, the third determination, the fourth determination the first network condition determination and the time-sensitive information, the third messaging application being different from the second messaging application and being different from the first messaging application, wherein the selecting comprises selecting the third messaging application to not degrade the network conditions of the first network;
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• transmitting, by the processing system and based on the selecting, the first message to a second communication device utilizing the third messaging application to ensure timely reception of the time-sensitive information.