Since we now have the option to pick in 4.4, what's your favorite messaging app? I've been using Ninja SMS. I prefer a Holo interface, and the chat heads mean I never have to look at the interface itself anyways.
Hangouts
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Hangouts is my favorite.
I actually really, really like the hangouts app.
A lot.
Hangouts or textra for simplicity. Smart messenger for more features and speed. Has message back ups and works with your Google drive to send files.
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sliding messaging.
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AOSP MMS. Identical to the standard 4.3 MMS app.
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Hangout isn't bad, but I really miss the remove/change not compatible unicode options.
For this reason my favorite is the 8sms https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkleft.eightyeightsms.mms. Looks like the stock 4.3 sms app, but have more options.
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I tried 8sms, but sometimes wouldn't receive pictures in MMS. It would appear as a triangle. Looks like a play button. Same with the stock messaging .apk. Any ideas?
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Another vote for Textra. Has some nice features, but not overly complicated or bloated. Handles MMS picture messages and iPhone-style group messages great.
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Can't let handcent go. Its been on every phone I've owned dating back to my HTC Evo
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jacob_woolf said:
Since we now have the option to pick in 4.4, what's your favorite messaging app? I've been using Ninja SMS. I prefer a Holo interface, and the chat heads mean I never have to look at the interface itself anyways.
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This isn't making any sense to me, you have always been able to pick whatever messaging app you want.
Textra hands down.
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I actually really, really like the hangouts app.
A lot.
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Me too!
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Ahh sorry for my lack of input guys, I forgot to subscribe to the thread when I posted it. I'm loving the input though. I might have to try Textra, seeing as it's getting such positive reviews.
@krabman Sure, you could always use any SMS app, but it was never flawless. In KitKat there technically isn't a default SMS app. You pick whatever you want.
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This isn't making any sense to me, you have always been able to pick whatever messaging app you want.
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Yeah but now with 4.4 you can set any messaging app as the default.
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Ahh sorry for my lack of input guys, I forgot to subscribe to the thread when I posted it. I'm loving the input though. I might have to try Textra, seeing as it's getting such positive reviews.
@krabman Sure, you could always use any SMS app, but it was never flawless. In KitKat there technically isn't a default SMS app. You pick whatever you want.
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In sorry but you have always been able to pick whatever you want and it would work without issue. All you had to do is turn off notifications in the stock messaging app which wasn't any harder than what you need to do now. What you didn't have to do was set your shiny new messing app as default because the operating system did it for you. If you installed multiple messaging apps like handcent and chomp it would then give the option to set one as default and you could go into the main settings/applications and remove that default just like any other application installs such as launchers or galleries where more than one app could be called to perform an action.
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Yeah but now with 4.4 you can set any messaging app as the default.
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See above. Assuming all the various messaging apps get tuned up to work on 4.4 you will have exactly the same options you had on 4.3, no more no less. There is no now you can pick.
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Just curious, I'm a heavy texter and the stock messaging doesn't really work for me. I downloaded Handcent, and it seems to do the job fine. But what messaging apps do you guys use?
And is there a way to download the stock vanilla Android messaging apk found on Nexus Ones, G2's etc?
I'm using stock right now, works OK for me although I haven't really explorer too many other apps. When I first got my infuse I used chomps sms which is just like bites for iphone. Quick reply and compose are the 2 things I really like.
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Only other alternative to stock I've tried is go SMS pro. Its pretty good but as a preference I run stock with the android keyboard.
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Been using handcent since i started using android... U can customize jus abt everything, including each specific txt thread, to ur liking. The main feature i use it for, however, is the ability to lock the txt messages (both handcent & stock) it so has the quick reply which is cool...
message from Sams inFuse... GINGERBREAD *****ES!!!!
I'm also using chomp SMS. I came from iPhone and had bitesms installed. Chomp is made by the same company as bite, so a lot of the features are similar. Quick reply and compose are my favorites. The lock screen notification isn't as good as bite for iphone, but its tolerable.
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Google Voice.
Handcent is pretty good but I went back to using the default messaging app. Just a lot less laggy imo.
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I'm also using chomp SMS. I came from iPhone and had bitesms installed. Chomp is made by the same company as bite, so a lot of the features are similar. Quick reply and compose are my favorites. The lock screen notification isn't as good as bite for iphone, but its tolerable.
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Same here. Havent tried any others. Got used to "bite" on the iphone and so gave chomp a try. Always big on the custom text tones for specific contacts. Sure its not the only one with it. But i was used to it so went with it.
I tried of them out last night and ended up deleting all of them. The resolution of the apps were all terrible and did not look good on this super amoled plus screen. Sorry but that bugged me lol.
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I use GO SMS Pro
I have try Stock, Chomp, Go SMS Pro, and Handcent. Go SMS Pro by far the best looking and best working SMS application IMO. For those using Handcent check out Go SMS Pro almost the same editing wise but slicker looking.
I use Go SMS Pro and love it. Didn't care for Chomp SMS as much as I did BiteSMS on iPhone.
I'm also using Go SMS Pro. The only downside is if you receive multiple images in a single message, they just show on a single page and you can't save them for Gallery viewing (at least as far as I can tell, lol). In that specific scenario, I switch over to the default Messaging app.
Haven't tried any other apps. The one feature I really like about Go SMS is the Private message box, not sure if that is available in other apps. You can also schedule messages, kind of neat for "texting in sick" early in the AM before the boss-man is awake (and can reply)
Go SMS does not appear to be able to show texts on the lock screen, but I always disabled that feature in iOS so not a concern for me.
OK guys I've been really looking to find an app that can do this without all the extra stuff..I'd like to be able to set notification sounds for individual contacts.. I've seen apps like SMS pop up that do this and a few others...I already have a ROM that has the pop up feature so I don't really want to use a third party app to message...does anyone know of a way to do so?
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Ringo pro will do as you seek.
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Are you looking for notification sounds for only incoming text messages?
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Are you looking for notification sounds for only incoming text messages?
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Was looking for that but to be able to do assign individual sounds for contacts as it related to texts, but after some research I found an app that does it. Who is it lite
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I use LED Lightflow to manage all my notifications in one app. It's nicely designed and has plenty of features.
Another app that allows you to set individual tones for SMS contacts is SMS Sounds. It is a small app that is designed to be used in conjunction with a default messaging app.
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Was looking for that but to be able to do assign individual sounds for contacts as it related to texts, but after some research I found an app that does it. Who is it lite
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So the new Facebook messenger comes with chat heads and I really like the idea of it. I was wondering if anyone knew of a strictly SMS texting app that is similar in that it allows me to reply AND VIEW my messages on top of any other app? pop up reply is cool from certain apps but I like that I can view my messages with chat heads. thanks!
NINJA SMS https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ninja.sms
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Turn on sms in the Facebook messenger app. It works great
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Turn on sms in the Facebook messenger app. It works great
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Agreed. I didn't even know it worked that way until my girlfriend texted me lol.
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Turn on sms in the Facebook messenger app. It works great
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Thanks for the tip! Does it use a lot of data if i just use it for SMS? And i'm looking into Ninja sms now
So ninja SMS is cool but I like chatheads in that I can actually view a convo whenever I want (not just when I receive the message). like I want a tab or something to always be visible
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So ninja SMS is cool but I like chatheads in that I can actually view a convo whenever I want (not just when I receive the message). like I want a tab or something to always be visible
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Ya I saw that to! I emailed the developer about that, and a few other glitches I found in the 5 minutes I had it running. I can see it going far in the app world, but there are some items that need to be addressed.
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that "Turn on sms in the Facebook messenger app" is not there in my case , where to find it, i believe it is in notifications section only ,but in my case it is not there...is it available only with FB home app or in messenger also
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that "Turn on sms in the Facebook messenger app" is not there in my case , where to find it, i believe it is in notifications section only ,but in my case it is not there...is it available only with FB home app or in messenger also
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It's in the SMS/MMS tab under settings within the Facebook Messenger Application.
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Ya I saw that to! I emailed the developer about that, and a few other glitches I found in the 5 minutes I had it running. I can see it going far in the app world, but there are some items that need to be addressed.
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let me (us) know if the developer emails you back, I would like to know!
i got it working now, uninstalled FB main app then FB messenger app, there is FB modded app in the forum , after uninstalling and rebooting i installed the modded FB and then modded FB messenger, now everything is working sms as well as FB messenger with chat heads yay
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well in my case this option was not there, i had installed the official version from the market -FB messenger, i have it working now , thanx anyway
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scoompa.chatheads
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let me (us) know if the developer emails you back, I would like to know!
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Nothing yet....
It appears that there has been an update since my first install. I had it disabled and it didn't update. Just updated but gonna disable again, looks like none of my finds were fixed according to the change log in the playstore.
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Ninja sms is pretty smooth with the major update today
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Ninja sms is pretty smooth with the major update today
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I love the idea but I'm still wanting a tab or something to ALWAYS be showing in any app, ya know? so I can view (or create) messages anywhere without leaving my current app
I would love to have only the popout function (like on FB-messenger) but on my stock SMS-app.
I really like the stock-feeling and honestly, Facebook really succeded with their popout. Sleek, good looking, smooth and functional.
Wish there were some kind of extension
Wish it would work with whatsapp too
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Ninja sms is pretty smooth with the major update today
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I just bought this. I like the idea but wish there were more Themes, the current color/combo is just plain ugly.
There's an app called bubble notification haven't tried it but it looks similar...
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Sorry if this was discussed but I think I just went through the last hundred threads on here, and when I 'search' for hangouts it gives me zero results
So onto my question; am I the only one mad and annoyed that there is no dedicated text messaging app? The only way to text someone new is to go to people> scroll to prison> click their name> click the text message icon....? Really?
Because when clicking the '+' button in 'hangouts' it only opens a new "hangout", and as I learned yesterday hangout and sms isn't the same, after someone texted me back saying "did you just send me something? "..
Why do they have to make such a simple a decades old thing so complicated and dumb?
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You're doing it wrong...
Press the + in hangouts. Start typing a name, number, etc. Matches will drop down and choose the one that has the SMS icon.
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Moving SMS/MMS app from AOSP 4.3 is the best way, I guess
I don't find it complicated at all in fact it pretty simple.
I don't need to go to people app to text someone new, I can do it straight from hangouts. I just click the "+" and then pick my contact and right from that screen without any extra steps i can select either SMS or hangout as the new conversation type.
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http://www.xda-developers.com/android/get-back-the-old-sms-interface-in-kitkat-with-8sms/
Moving SMS/MMS app from AOSP 4.3 is the best way, I guess
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Replace Hangouts with 8sms which looks like the good, old SMS app from AOSP:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thinkleft.eightyeightsms.mms
Don't forget to define 8sms as "default sms app" in settings and you're done. For me, this is much better than using Hangouts...
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Sorry if this was discussed but I think I just went through the last hundred threads on here, and when I 'search' for hangouts it gives me zero results
So onto my question; am I the only one mad and annoyed that there is no dedicated text messaging app? The only way to text someone new is to go to people> scroll to prison> click their name> click the text message icon....? Really?
Because when clicking the '+' button in 'hangouts' it only opens a new "hangout", and as I learned yesterday hangout and sms isn't the same, after someone texted me back saying "did you just send me something? "..
Why do they have to make such a simple a decades old thing so complicated and dumb?
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all you need to do is open hangouts, click the + button, then if you want to call Phil, type PHIL.
you'll see phil's mobile number, his work number, his home number, and you'll see his hangout email address.
click on the one you want to send him a message through....... that's it........ that's not too hard.
Thanks guys that's a lot better, I even hate the hangouts icon looks more like a iPhone icon than a text.
On a sidenote.. damn, clean android is very boring and NOT customizable at all. I need aokp asap.
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I personally prefer chomp sms (they're working on updating it for 4.4) but their other texting app, textra has been updated and I'm liking it quite a lot actually.
Give it a try. It doesn't have the most customizations but probably more than 8sms. It's not bloated like go sms or handcent
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zephiK said:
I personally prefer chomp sms (they're working on updating it for 4.4) but their other texting app, textra has been updated and I'm liking it quite a lot actually.
Give it a try. It doesn't have the most customizations but probably more than 8sms. It's not bloated like go sms or handcent
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Thanks, I tried it but I really dislike the icons and especially in the notification bar.
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Yeah I agree with you. I don't like how it defaults to using chat instead of texting. A lot of people at work have iphones, so I need to actually text them, not use hangouts. It isn't too big of a deal, but it takes an extra step to select "SMS" instead of in 4.3, just typing their name.
I'd like to be able to use the iOS style notifications, which have the text field directly in the notification. I know that it likely won't work on an AOSP ROM, but I'd like to at least try. Thanks in advance!
Here's another vote for the stock S6 messaging app apk.
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