Just curious which Browser everyone prefers ? Chrome or AOSP Browser or other ?
What about text app ? The standard Messaging app ? Or Google Messenger ? Or Textra ?
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Chrome. Stock messenger app.
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Chrome. Stock messenger app.
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I use Chrome as well, and the new Google messenger. Happy with those. I've been having some issues with Google messenger sending and rexieving picture messenges, but textra and hangouts fix that. I like Google messenger better though.
I use Textra for SMS. Simple Material Design elements, customizable looks, and the Floating Notification are really killer features.
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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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Dear All,
Please suggest me some messages app for my MOTO G, as the default app has very basic features. Is there any Xperia SMS app original available? or Samsung Galaxy like SMS app. If any good 3rd party SMS app is available please suggest. Willing to pay if there is any purchased ones on Play Store.
Thank you
Regards,
I'm currently using Handcent sms. Its great looking, fully customizable, and has free downloadable themes including Samsung, miui, and a bumch more. Best of all the app is free.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hellotext.hello
Try Evolve SMS.
Might check out "Textra SMS"...i am using this currently and so far so good
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra
Awesome app
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marjaN_ said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.hellotext.hello
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Hello sms is just awesome
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smitten.slidingmms
Sliding SMS. Very nice application
Evolve SMS is amazing. It's also free (with in-app purchases) and works really well even with the free version
akkay1 said:
Dear All,
Please suggest me some messages app for my MOTO G, as the default app has very basic features. Is there any Xperia SMS app original available? or Samsung Galaxy like SMS app. If any good 3rd party SMS app is available please suggest. Willing to pay if there is any purchased ones on Play Store.
Thank you
Regards,
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hope you got better suggestions about sms apps , but a kind request please post such questions in Q&A thread
question:
if i were to use any alt sms apps suggested here,
can i disable default messaging app & hangout app?
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question:
if i were to use any alt sms apps suggested here,
can i disable default messaging app & hangout app?
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Yes, once you have installed a 3rd party SMS app go into settings of hangout app and you can choose which app to use as default.
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I use Hoverchat, and i quite like it.
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Hello hands down
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Yes, once you have installed a 3rd party SMS app go into settings of hangout app and you can choose which app to use as default.
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thanks,
now i can disable hangouts for good. :laugh:
I have 8sms app, on cm11 i disabled default messaging app...
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Another vote for 8sms. It does everything I need without the bloat. Beats the stock messaging app by miles.
I used 8sms for quite a while and really enjoyed it.
I'm currently using HoverChat- just downloaded the app and I'm really digging it so far. If you have used Facebook messenger and like the chatheads concept, you'll like HoverChat.
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hope you got better suggestions about sms apps , but a kind request please post such questions in Q&A thread
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Sure Sir, will take care of it from onwards...
Guys, take a look at QKSms, customizable with Material design !
Does anyone know of a messaging app that will work on the edge screen the way that the stock app works? I tried Textra with no luck, I even tried the Google messenger app.
I'm not sure how stock works, but google messenger shows me what is said in a text.
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Does anyone know of a messaging app that will work on the edge screen the way that the stock app works? I tried Textra with no luck, I even tried the Google messenger app.
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I'm not sure how stock works, but google messenger shows me what is said in a text.
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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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Just curious how many people use different non Samsung apps on their Note 5 ?
- Keyboard ? I use Google Keyboard, I found the stock Samsung keyboard too cramped
- Text app ? I tried stock messages but didn't like it, so went back to Textra
- Themes ? I don't like the look of stock TW, so I went with the Material Dark theme
- Browser = Chrome
- Launcher = NOVA
Anyone else use different non Samsung apps ?
Another question regarding the stock messages app;
On the stock Messages app, I hate that little description that pops up for 2 seconds when about to type or reply to a Group Message ? It says like " Group messaging will now be converted, blah, blah blah " How can I turn that off, or stop it from popping up each time when replying to a group text ?
Same apps as you except I use action launcher instead of Nova. Also use Google calendar just because of the widget. the stock calendar app isnt bad.
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Nova launcher pro, swiftkey keyboard, hangouts for sms, chrome browser, aosp calculator, Google calendar, Google Keep for notes, i pretty much delete every Samsung app as soon as i get root on these phones.
I use squid as my writing pad, has some cool features.
Can the google keyboard use the spen features?
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Can the google keyboard use the spen features?
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Can't confirm that the Google Keyboard does but I would think it does. Swiftkey ( my keyboard of choice ) allows the use of the SPen.
I use Fleksy KB. It's the bomb diggy!
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Action launcher, SwiftKey, chrome, evolvesms, weyo theme
egren58 said:
Can the google keyboard use the spen features?
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The spen feature should work with any keyboard specifically because it pops up if you hover wherever you can do text input.
SwiftKey, Opera browser, Power Amp
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nfl46 said:
I just started using this because of you. I love this keyboard now. Definitely my favorite.
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Glad to have assist! [emoji4]
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