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[App]+[MOD]Android Tablet Native SMS + Google Voice

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This tutorial will show tablet owners how to install a phone messenger and get Google Voice to work with it. MMS isn't supported but SMS will work. Notifications will work. Everything just like the 'Messenger + Google Voice app' has without the price. ROOT ONLY!
Needed:
Tablet
GV Intergration v2.0.0.4(attached: gvi2.5.apk)
Google Voice(attached: gv54.apk)
Phone Messenger APK You want(attached: Mms.apk)
Steps:
1) Install Google Voice from the apk attached and setup the account.
2) Install GV Intergration and setup.
Settup Should Be:
GEmail: Real
GPass: Real
Enable Intergration: Yes(Check this after step 4)
Intergration Type: ROOT
Send Type: Google Account
ALL Contacts
Replys to Texts: Yes
Sig Sent: blank
Sig Recieve: blank
Recieve Notifications: Naitive
Notification Bar: Yes or No(doesn't mater unless you have a sending issue)
Screen On: Yes
Popup: No
3) Move Mms.apk into android/app/Mms.apk. Tablets won't have one here.
4) Now install the Mms.apk from the apps folder.
5) Go back and Enable Intergration. Tablet will Reboot!
6) After reboot, run Messenger and Voice at the same time. Send some texts through messenger to your number. If you dont recieve a reply your gvoice app needs to relogin. Continue sending some texts till it notifys you to relogin if it hasn't already. Took my tablet(Asus TF101) 15 seconds to notify my Google Voice to relogin. Once you relogin it will update itself and all will be fully functional. You don't need to do these steps again. Your done!
Note: Now that the app is considered a phone native app with its number you can link gosms, chomp and such messenger to it.
Credit:
ZerosevEx for tutorial & Discovery
App Creators for making it possible

thanks for the guide...
i am able to send and receive texts via google voice, however, i'm not getting any notification of a new text from the stock messaging app.
any ideas?

I think I'm missing something. Where is the GV Integration app? I can't find it in the play store
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Searching for the GV integration app in the play store on my nexus 7, I found a free app that appears to do everything this guide purports to accomplish without any extra steps. Just install the app, allow access to your gmail account (you don't have to type in your password) and you're ready to send text messages from the included stock MMS app
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sixfearstheseven said:
I think I'm missing something. Where is the GV Integration app? I can't find it in the play store
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Searching for the GV integration app in the play store on my nexus 7, I found a free app that appears to do everything this guide purports to accomplish without any extra steps. Just install the app, allow access to your gmail account (you don't have to type in your password) and you're ready to send text messages from the included stock MMS app
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
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That is true, for $5. This tut is to save the $5 with a little work.
strra said:
thanks for the guide...
i am able to send and receive texts via google voice, however, i'm not getting any notification of a new text from the stock messaging app.
any ideas?
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Some Stock MMS apps arn't supported. I used the wuick reply ones and they dont seem to be tablet friendly. You have to trial and error with the mms's that are out and see your cup of tea. the cm10 stock white works best and always notifys.

sixfearstheseven said:
I think I'm missing something. Where is the GV Integration app? I can't find it in the play store
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
---------- Post added at 09:18 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:58 PM ----------
Searching for the GV integration app in the play store on my nexus 7, I found a free app that appears to do everything this guide purports to accomplish without any extra steps. Just install the app, allow access to your gmail account (you don't have to type in your password) and you're ready to send text messages from the included stock MMS app
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
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I can't find it with my XOOM either. However, if I look at Play on my computer, I can find it:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...tZHJ0b29scy5hcHBzLmd2aW50ZWdyYXRpb24uZnJlZSJd
Says this app is not compatible with my XOOM but is with my E4GT. I don't need it on my E4GT.
Is there a way to force the app to install anyway?
If I can figure a way to get this working with out needing root, I want to it setup on my father's tablet (TF101), where root isn't an option.
He hates smartphones; he's still using a Sanyo Katana lol

KYT said:
I can't find it with my XOOM either. However, if I look at Play on my computer, I can find it:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...tZHJ0b29scy5hcHBzLmd2aW50ZWdyYXRpb24uZnJlZSJd
Says this app is not compatible with my XOOM but is with my E4GT. I don't need it on my E4GT.
Is there a way to force the app to install anyway?
If I can figure a way to get this working with out needing root, I want to it setup on my father's tablet (TF101), where root isn't an option.
He hates smartphones; he's still using a Sanyo Katana lol
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As A TF101 owner, it can be rooted. But I'm assuming you mean you don't want to root his.
And you could always install it to your E4GT and then pull the app, save it somewhere and then uninstall it.
Then sideload it on the Xoom.

ZerosevEx said:
About:
This tutorial will show tablet owners how to install a phone messenger and get Google Voice to work with it. MMS isn't supported but SMS will work. Notifications will work. Everything just like the 'Messenger + Google Voice app' has without the price. ROOT ONLY!
Needed:
Tablet
GV Intergration v2.0.0.4
Google Voice(attached)
Phone Messenger APK You want(I used CM10)
Steps:
1) Install Google Voice from the apk attached and setup the account.
2) Install GV Intergration and setup.
Settup Should Be:
GEmail: Real
GPass: Real
Enable Intergration: Yes(Check this after step 4)
Intergration Type: ROOT
Send Type: Google Account
ALL Contacts
Replys to Texts: Yes
Sig Sent: blank
Sig Recieve: blank
Recieve Notifications: Naitive
Notification Bar: Yes or No(doesn't mater unless you have a sending issue)
Screen On: Yes
Popup: No
3) Move Mms.apk into android/app/Mms.apk. Tablets won't have one here.
4) Now install the Mms.apk from the apps folder.
5) Go back and Enable Intergration. Tablet will Reboot!
6) After reboot, run Messenger and Voice at the same time. Send some texts through messenger to your number. If you dont recieve a reply your gvoice app needs to relogin. Continue sending some texts till it notifys you to relogin if it hasn't already. Took my tablet(Asus TF101) 15 seconds to notify my Google Voice to relogin. Once you relogin it will update itself and all will be fully functional. You don't need to do these steps again. Your done!
Note: Now that the app is considered a phone native app with its number you can link gosms, chomp and such messenger to it.
Credit:
ZerosevEx for tutorial & Discovery
App Creators for making it possible
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Or, just use Mighty Text for free from the play store. SMS + MMS, plus you get to keep your phone number and integrates with Google Voice. It's free, you can utilize it via tablet and/or a Chrome extension.

Tried the method as per instruction and can't get it to send.
By the way this isn't a nexus 10 its an HP Touchpad.
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bleached45 said:
As A TF101 owner, it can be rooted. But I'm assuming you mean you don't want to root his.
And you could always install it to your E4GT and then pull the app, save it somewhere and then uninstall it.
Then sideload it on the Xoom.
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Yup close enough. All my stuff is rooted, but as far as some older folks are concerned, some believe roots are for plants. *shrugs*
They still wonder occasionally why they can't see their Gmail when they open the Email app.
It's all good, I might just put GV on there and see if that is good enough before I spend too much time looking into this.

blmvxer said:
Tried the method as per instruction and can't get it to send.
By the way this isn't a nexus 10 its an HP Touchpad.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using xda app-developers app
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Set the GV icon to YES for statues bar and make sure gvoice is intergrated with the check. Does it instantly fail? if so then you messed up a step but if it trys sending and fails after trying for 10+ seconds this should fix it.

ZerosevEx said:
Set the GV icon to YES for statues bar and make sure gvoice is intergrated with the check. Does it instantly fail? if so then you messed up a step but if it trys sending and fails after trying for 10+ seconds this should fix it.
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I tried over and over. Hmm :/ I'll attempt again from scratch.
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Tried again after disabling integration and then I uninstalled gv and gv integration and MMS, followed the steps as is and attempted to send a text and it took like 10 seconds before failing. Also tried sending it multiple times.
When I enter my email should it be just the username or with the @gmail.com extension? I'm adding the extension.
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Where do you get phone messenger apk and mms.apk?
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blmvxer said:
I tried over and over. Hmm :/ I'll attempt again from scratch.
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Tried again after disabling integration and then I uninstalled gv and gv integration and MMS, followed the steps as is and attempted to send a text and it took like 10 seconds before failing. Also tried sending it multiple times.
When I enter my email should it be just the username or with the @gmail.com extension? I'm adding the extension.
Sent from my Nexus 10 using xda app-developers app
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It should me:
[email protected]
example123
Also sign out of Google Voice and reInstall the given apk or(downgrade[uninstal update]) to have it install and relogin once setup is complete.
Let me know if it fixed your issue.
fun4stuff said:
Where do you get phone messenger apk and mms.apk?
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Depends on what messenger you want. Just google CM10 MMS.apk.

I added both the gvintergration and mms apks I personaly used to do this. All should work. Remember to log out and login after setup if sending doesnt work. Mine autoforced me out then updated gvoice after I reloged in. Let it autoupdate.

Anybody try updating Google voice or do I have to use that version?
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Thank you =d
savage24x said:
Anybody try updating Google voice or do I have to use that version?
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I found this and am using the GV integration APK from OP only and mating that with HTC Desire Z(tmobile g2) with not carrier(wifi only) running Andromadus Mimicry v1.5.0 ROM and it work just as well as M+GV but without the price.
I have latest market Google Voice APK from market and it makes this integration have a bug. Notification must be enabled in the Google Voice app to receive messages to stock messaging app. I believe this is do to a update in the Google Voice app. this same bug occurs with the $5 M+GV app from the market ATM. You get dual notification but I can live with that until its fixed.
THANKS!!!!!!! saved me the hassle of clicking cancel all the time in M+GV because $5 was too salty for a toy project.
Now to continue the search for getting MMS in stock messaging

Which apk is GV Integration in relation to Google Play? It's reading as the paid version for me.

I installed the mms.apk from the op link but it keeps f/c
Everything works fine , just not over the mms app
Any suggestions ??
At&t I497 samsung tab 2

focussoft said:
I installed the mms.apk from the op link but it keeps f/c
Everything works fine , just not over the mms app
Any suggestions ??
At&t I497 samsung tab 2
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You need one that works with your build. They are somewhat generic by android version.

twistedumbrella said:
You need one that works with your build. They are somewhat generic by android version.
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Ok the mms app I have installed now ,works until I activate intergration
Then it loads , gives a black screen and then I get a message saying "unfortunatly messaging has stopped"
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[App] Google Talk requires root

Hangouts doesn't show online/offline/busy statuses, and I use Google Talk for chatting, so Hangouts is fairly useless to me. I rooted, used Titanium Backup to uninstall Hangouts, and installed the attached APK. I imagine if you allow it to update, you'll end up with Hangouts again, so don't allow it to update.

patrickoneal said:
Hangouts doesn't show online/offline/busy statuses, and I use Google Talk for chatting, so Hangouts is fairly useless to me. I rooted, used Titanium Backup to uninstall Hangouts, and installed the attached APK. I imagine if you allow it to update, you'll end up with Hangouts again, so don't allow it to update.
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You do realise that this will stop working shortly. They were only keeping the old talk api's onl;inme for a few months. Hangouts does show who is online and offline btw. The icon is greyd out if offline, not if online, simples.

IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
You do realise that this will stop working shortly. They were only keeping the old talk api's onl;inme for a few months. Hangouts does show who is online and offline btw. The icon is greyd out if offline, not if online, simples.
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Yes but it isn't sorted, it should be sorted by online/offline of friends who you've actually chatted with THEN everyone else. Hangouts doesn't do that and is inferior hence why most of us are hanging on to gtalk. I'll probably just switch full time to trillian if they don't sort out the sorting issue on Hangouts.
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Ok, get your point, though it's not really a big issue. You do realise that trillian will stop working the same time as G talk does as they will close of the protocol it uses.
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IIIIkoolaidIIII said:
You do realise that this will stop working shortly. They were only keeping the old talk api's onl;inme for a few months. Hangouts does show who is online and offline btw. The icon is greyd out if offline, not if online, simples.
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Thanks for the heads up, I was unaware of that. I'll continue using it until it stops working, I'm sure others prefer it as well.

patrickoneal said:
Hangouts doesn't show online/offline/busy statuses, and I use Google Talk for chatting, so Hangouts is fairly useless to me. I rooted, used Titanium Backup to uninstall Hangouts, and installed the attached APK. I imagine if you allow it to update, you'll end up with Hangouts again, so don't allow it to update.
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I was also disappointed about not seeing the status when I switched to Hangouts. Apparently, so were many people and Google definitely got the message. It looks like the new Hangouts brought back (or is bringing back) the feature, though I haven't checked it out yet.
http://thenextweb.com/google/2013/0...ntact-categories-and-option-to-hide-contacts/

Watch out
patrickoneal said:
Thanks for the heads up, I was unaware of that. I'll continue using it until it stops working, I'm sure others prefer it as well.
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By the way, there are very recent reports (within the last day) of a problem using the old Google Talk. Supposedly, it has been resolved, but the issue was basically that it may have been sending messages to the wrong recipient. (Yup, that's a bad one.)
So, "...it appears to largely affect Google Talk users who have not yet upgraded to Google’s new Hangouts service."
http://rootzwiki.com/news/google-talk-comes-back-vengeance-misdirects-hangouts-messages/

So i created a backup of hangouts, then uninstalled through titanium back-up and then installed your APK however it wouldn't show up in my app drawer anymore. Is there a reason for that?

Messages app?

For some reason I don't have it on my watch. Want there supposed to be an app for messages? I'm on the Wi-Fi version paired with the Google Pixel XL.

samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00061442/
I also dont have the messages app.... I'd like to know if it is regional or the phone version or some other reason...
I have a HTC one m8, Android v6.24

edmiller79 said:
samsung.com/us/support/answer/ANS00061442/
I also dont have the messages app.... I'd like to know if it is regional or the phone version or some other reason...
I have a HTC one m8, Android v6.24
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I believe you need a samsung phone to have the messages and email apps on the watch. It's one of the limited functions of using the Gear S3 with a non samsung phone.

You can use other messaging apps like Textra, they just don't fully work the same. You will get messages though.

highaltitude said:
You can use other messaging apps like Textra, they just don't fully work the same. You will get messages though.
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Textra seems to be an s2 app. I cant find any messaging apps for s3.

Well it's not going to install on the watch either way. However Textra does work. Download it on your phone and enable notifications in Gear Manager. I know it works as I have used it. However unless you use stock Samsung apps you don't get full use of the app. It's the same thing I'm dealing with for emails. I hate the stock app, but can't fully use a substitute because that is how Samsung has designed the system to be.

highaltitude said:
Well it's not going to install on the watch either way. However Textra does work. Download it on your phone and enable notifications in Gear Manager. I know it works as I have used it. However unless you use stock Samsung apps you don't get full use of the app. It's the same thing I'm dealing with for emails. I hate the stock app, but can't fully use a substitute because that is how Samsung has designed the system to be.
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Ahhh I see. Yes, have found that gmail allows notifications to be replied to and read whereas the android mail app only allows a short preview/header of emails with no reply option.

Try Bluemail email app. Shows full email. They're quick to respond and the phone app is very customizeable and full featured as any email app.

Aqua Mail also has a setting for Smart Watch Enhancement which includes Gear.

highaltitude said:
Well it's not going to install on the watch either way. However Textra does work. Download it on your phone and enable notifications in Gear Manager. I know it works as I have used it. However unless you use stock Samsung apps you don't get full use of the app. It's the same thing I'm dealing with for emails. I hate the stock app, but can't fully use a substitute because that is how Samsung has designed the system to be.
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I tried this and it worked a handful of times yesterday. Somehow I am not receiving notifications anymore from Textra and I am getting prompted to switch to the stock messaging app. Any idea why this is happening? Any recommendations on a solution/s? Thanks!

Fozzee1970 said:
I believe you need a samsung phone to have the messages and email apps on the watch. It's one of the limited functions of using the Gear S3 with a non samsung phone.
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not true... I have a mate 9 and have the stock message app on my watch.

gear s3
Is it possible to trick the samsung default messaging app to show all your texts and let the watch show you messages while in reality I would actually be using textra as the default app?

same boat here... using the new galaxy watch with pixel 2 XL. would love to get a messaging app on the watch.

Google Messages App (MMS doesn't work)

I have read this is expected and also see MMS fails to work with a lot of 3rd party sms apps. Text works fine but no MMS or emoji's via gBoard. Facebook messenger as sms client also fails to send MMS messages.
Textra however works but really want to use native Google messaging app. Does anyone know why this is? Is this similar tonwhyboir phones don't support Chromecast?

ej_424 said:
I have read this is expected and also see MMS fails to work with a lot of 3rd party sms apps. Text works fine but no MMS or emoji's via gBoard. Facebook messenger as sms client also fails to send MMS messages.
Textra however works but really want to use native Google messaging app. Does anyone know why this is? Is this similar tonwhyboir phones don't support Chromecast?
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Check apn
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I have the same issue. Apn is fine.
I think Xiaomi phones just don't like Google messages.
Oh well, I'll just have to buy something else.

SolarisSixth said:
I have the same issue. Apn is fine.
I think Xiaomi phones just don't like Google messages.
Oh well, I'll just have to buy something else.
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Correct I read that its a known issue. I can't understand why though and its pretty annoying. I'm willing to use textra though to keep the phone since its so beautiful and fast. Camera is better than my wifes iPhone X too.

Customer rom (once available) shoudl take care of it though i think...?

Same issue. I'm using Pulse instead:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=76874357&postcount=13

If you want to root your phone there is a Magisk module that installs Google Framework which allows non-Google phones to use Google Dialer and Google Messages. The Google versions of those apps usually won't work on non-Google phones unless it is an Android One device.

Google messages has worked on every other device for me. Good news though, I installed the global miui 10 beta and android messages (incl MMS) works perfectly without any tinkering. So all of this will be a thing of the past...
M.

mattman83 said:
Google messages has worked on every other device for me. Good news though, I installed the global miui 10 beta and android messages (incl MMS) works perfectly without any tinkering. So all of this will be a thing of the past...
M.
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That IS good news. Thank you for sharing.

mattman83 said:
Google messages has worked on every other device for me. Good news though, I installed the global miui 10 beta and android messages (incl MMS) works perfectly without any tinkering. So all of this will be a thing of the past...
M.
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I didn't know that. The Google Dialer/Contact App doesn't work on most non-Google phones.

Yeah dialer still doesn't work for me (just trying latest from apkmirror, not getting in to hacked versions). But messages is fine.
M.

Please report it to Google. Looks like G can revoke certification for this ****

mattman83 said:
Google messages has worked on every other device for me. Good news though, I installed the global miui 10 beta and android messages (incl MMS) works perfectly without any tinkering. So all of this will be a thing of the past...
M.
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I had the exact same issue. MMS didn't work for me on 9.5.19 Upgraded to 8.26 MIUI 10 beta and mms works perfectly.

I can receive and send MMS now on MIUI 10. However, sending GIF works BUT receiving them just gives me a jpg of the first frame of the GIF. Has anyone fixed this? Textra does not work. Messenger does not work. The stock messaging app doesn't even allow them to be inserted.

It seems the newest update released today for Miui9 has fixed Google Messages.
Maybe they backported the fix from Miui10?

SolarisSixth said:
It seems the newest update released today for Miui9 has fixed Google Messages.
Maybe they backported the fix from Miui10?
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Thanks for the info, I'll have to test once I get home(just bought the Mi Mix 2s, haven't fully transitioned yet).
*Edit, no OTA yet for U.S. in SoCal. Downloading the OTA manually from MIUI forums: http://en.miui.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=3410139&page=1#pid28876221
*Edit 2, just finished manual update to 9.6.4. Tested MMS/GIF sending via T-Mobile on Mi Mix S2 on Android Messages and it works flawlessly. However Verizon is still busted, can't access APN settings. Verizon SIM was taken from my Pixel XL.

what about group text/mms? when people response, it only go to me? other than that everything is good. Where do I get the global rom MIUI 10 beta?
Thanks

Not working in Miui 10 Stable Global

Hi guys,
I have had an MMS issue with Lineage ROMs and solved it by merging APNs, if you have on dedicated fro the web, and the other one for the MMS.
Simply copy / paste the data related to MMS from the dedicated MMS APN to the web APN, and add set type to "default,internet,mms".
It has worked immediately.
Hope it helps !

Best messaging app

New to OnePlus, have the Verizon version of the 8 with the Verizon messages app as default. I'd like to go back to the Google messages app but it doesn't allow full functionality for some reason so I'm looking for a comparable replacement. Any recommendations?

garywojdan81 said:
New to OnePlus, have the Verizon version of the 8 with the Verizon messages app as default. I'd like to go back to the Google messages app but it doesn't allow full functionality for some reason so I'm looking for a comparable replacement. Any recommendations?
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A bit of backstory :
I'm literally obsessed in finding a messaging app that has good design and UX, because before Google had revamped Google message, I didn't liked the design of the app. I tried sooooo many app, in the end I can advise 2 of them that are really good (excluding Textra SMS since I heard they had privacy issues):
• Pulse: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=xyz.klinker.messenger
• QKSMS: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.moez.QKSMS

Using Google Messages. Make sure your Carrier Services app is up to date. Reboot and the RCS features should work.

BeardKing said:
Using Google Messages. Make sure your Carrier Services app is up to date. Reboot and the RCS features should work.
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Thanks, got everything to work