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[Q] better s4 text messaging app?

Is there a better text messaging App for the S4? The stock app with the creepy face icons need to go. Plus the general aesthetics are no good.

lucksp said:
Is there a better text messaging App for the S4? The stock app with the creepy face icons need to go. Plus the general aesthetics are no good.
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GoSMS? BiteSMS? Handcent. Just search on the Play Store.
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Baldilocks said:
GoSMS? BiteSMS? Handcent. Just search on the Play Store.
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i actually use the att messages app, b/c it syncs with all my android devices, including tablets without data, and i can send/receive messages via PC. works like a champ.

johnnobts said:
i actually use the att messages app, b/c it syncs with all my android devices, including tablets without data, and i can send/receive messages via PC. works like a champ.
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AT&T Messages sucks theres other apps than can do that.

i used Handcent before and i think its the best

azz72 said:
i used Handcent before and i think its the best
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Meh. GoSMS impresses me a lot more.
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lucksp said:
Is there a better text messaging App for the S4? The stock app with the creepy face icons need to go. Plus the general aesthetics are no good.
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I use Sliding Messaging, it's the best out guaranteed..
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Intellectua1 said:
I use Sliding Messaging, it's the best out guaranteed..
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agreed! been using it for a while now and the cards ui is awesome!

mcmb03 said:
agreed! been using it for a while now and the cards ui is awesome!
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I tried that. Lasted about 5 minutes.
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Baldilocks said:
I tried that. Lasted about 5 minutes.
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what didn't you like? just curious

mcmb03 said:
what didn't you like? just curious
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I'm just not one for gestures. Old fashioned I guess.
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Baldilocks said:
Meh. GoSMS impresses me a lot more.
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I liked GoSMS but they're so fricking intrusive now that I couldn't stand them any more. Went to Chomp SMS and it's been working really well.

alacrify said:
I liked GoSMS but they're so fricking intrusive now that I couldn't stand them any more. Went to Chomp SMS and it's been working really well.
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Intrusive? How? Run it in Normal Mode. No addons.
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alacrify said:
I liked GoSMS but they're so fricking intrusive now that I couldn't stand them any more. Went to Chomp SMS and it's been working really well.
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agreed, they're always trying to shove their other products down your throat. I got fed up pretty quickly..
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I'm just not one for gestures. Old fashioned I guess.
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I gotta say that I find that pretty funny, since that's how all phone operate now. The gestures literally consist of swiping left or swiping right

mcmb03 said:
agreed, they're always trying to shove their other products down your throat. I got fed up pretty quickly..
I gotta say that I find that pretty funny, since that's how all phone operate now. The gestures literally consist of swiping left or swiping right
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Yes but access menus or setting or selection options, I'd rather just touch an icon or menu button.
As for GoSMS. I never see any pestering ads. Shrug.
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Baldilocks said:
Yes but access menus or setting or selection options, I'd rather just touch an icon or menu button.
As for GoSMS. I never see any pestering ads. Shrug.
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It's not ads per se - it's the notifications "look, we have new premium themes!" "Hey, you can't back up any more but you can use our cloud service!" "please buy into our ecosystem!". If it suits you, it's no big deal - but something that just does SMS/MMS and beats the Samsung/stock product is what I was looking for at this point. Chomp does that.
Not a criticism of their business model, I just didn't like it. I do understand it.

This thread is funny....still love my Handcent over all the rest.
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I have my GoSMS matched to the Contacts, Dialer and stock messaging app.
Don't know why all the lines in between messages aren't showing up. Not showing up in screen capture either. Shrug.
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Baldilocks said:
I have my GoSMS matched to the Contacts, Dialer and stock messaging app.
Don't know why all the lines in between messages aren't showing up. Not showing up in screen capture either. Shrug.
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it's this a theme within go sms? ..or you customize it yourself?

I dont see bitesms in the playstore you sure they have that for andriod?
Thanks
Baldilocks said:
GoSMS? BiteSMS? Handcent. Just search on the Play Store.
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Vibrate/Ring Issue

hi guys, when I use a custom ringtone, the ring seems to be cascading. for example, it starts off quietly then randomly blasts the sound full volume. I haven't touched any settings and my ringtones are all standard .mp3 files cropped with ringdroid. when I use the pre-installed ringtones it doesn't do this but it vibrates first and then rings. any tips? thanks.

It's called ascending ringtone... normal stock galaxy behavior. Most custom roms disable it or have the option to disable it. I dont think there is a stock setting to turn it off though cant remember for sure and dint have time to check.
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jroyalty7 said:
It's called ascending ringtone... normal stock galaxy behavior. Most custom roms disable it or have the option to disable it. I dont think there is a stock setting to turn it off though cant remember for sure and dint have time to check.
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Haha man thanks so much i was starting to freak out that mine was defective ... first galaxy device
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Haha no prob welcome to the galaxy series been here since the s2 and doesnt look like im leaving anytime soon
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In order to rid yourself of this, the only solution I have found thus far is the app "Disable Increasing Ring."

PR0SP3R said:
In order to rid yourself of this, the only solution I have found thus far is the app "Disable Increasing Ring."
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Nice iit works. I will use this until I find a suitable ROM. Thanks!
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any recommendation for missed call/sms alert?

to alert on a given interval? Thanks.

henrik.dk said:
to alert on a given interval? Thanks.
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There are a lot of custom notification apps on the market, try some of those, should be able to find the right one for yourself there.
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Disable screen-on for Stock Messaging app notification

I like the stock app for its pop-over notification, but I hate the screen-on. Is there a way to turn just that piece off?
I am rooted, so I don't know if maybe there is a db value I can flip or a method call I can short-circuit...

burningembers said:
I like the stock app for its pop-over notification, but I hate the screen-on. Is there a way to turn just that piece off?
I am rooted, so I don't know if maybe there is a db value I can flip or a method call I can short-circuit...
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I'm having the same problem. Were you able to find a solution?

scotty137 said:
I'm having the same problem. Were you able to find a solution?
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Yup, made a mod, over in Themes & Apps.
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burningembers said:
Yup, made a mod, over in Themes & Apps.
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im having such a problem to root my phone IDK why its driving me nuts. Tried it on 2 computers so far. The first time it will recognize i guess then if i try it again it keeps saying looking for device and i do have the verizon drivers and i have the ethernet connection on with USB debugging.

burningembers said:
Yup, made a mod, over in Themes & Apps.
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I'm assuming I need to be rooted?

[REQ][BOUNTY] Quiet Hours or Motorola Assist (Sleeping)

Looking for the simple UX, minimal UI and 100% functionality that Quiet Hours (CM10+) or Motorola Assist (4.2+ on MotoX) provide where there are no notifications, no LED, no vibration and only phone calls allowed during set hours. Both seem seem to be integrated at the system level to provide the user with minimal interruption for the set hours.
Not sure if this is as simple as pulling something out of CM/AOSP or looking at the Motorola Assist .apk or what.
I got $20 on this for anyone who can do it. If anyone else is interested, please add your pledge.

Why don't you just get an app like Llama (can be found on the Play Store) and set specific hours or locations, whatever you choose, to enable a silent profile with only calls coming thru. This isn't that difficult... simple free apk called Llama has done this for me every night since ICS.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.silenthoursnew
That should work well

Starymari said:
Why don't you just get an app like Llama (can be found on the Play Store) and set specific hours or locations, whatever you choose, to enable a silent profile with only calls coming thru. This isn't that difficult... simple free apk called Llama has done this for me every night since ICS.
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Have you used either of the two items I discussed? Simplicity is key.
Notechis said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.silenthoursnew
That should work well
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Thanks, will test.
Still would like to see either of the two items I discussed as standalone apps.

Notechis said:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.silenthoursnew
That should work well
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No ability for calls to ring through. Uninstalled.

Not sure how familiar you are with tasker, but I just recently fell in love with this app.

Agreed, tasker can do all of this and much more
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Shinyhead said:
Not sure how familiar you are with tasker, but I just recently fell in love with this app.
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Tom540 said:
Agreed, tasker can do all of this and much more
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LOTS of settings in there. Uninstalled.
If you haven't used either "Quiet hours" or Motorola "Assist", the screen shots attached show how easy it can be.
The first picture is of CM/AOSP "Quiet Hours" settings found in Settings>Sounds. As you can see, minimal in settings and it works.
The second/third pictures is of Motorola "Assist" on the MotoX. The third picture is the first screen you are given, where the second screen allows you to pick how calls are handled. Again, minimal and it works.
I appreciate the suggestions, but these two examples of what I would like to see are what I would like to see.

Before I fell in love with Tasker, I used Timeriffic, which has a super easy layout. I've also run CM, so I'm familiar with those settings, but really Timeriffic is more powerful (without being confusing)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alfray.timeriffic
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alissa7 said:
Before I fell in love with Tasker, I used Timeriffic, which has a super easy layout. I've also run CM, so I'm familiar with those settings, but really Timeriffic is more powerful (without being confusing)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alfray.timeriffic
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The single biggest function I am looking for is something that allows only for calls (whether the first call or second) to come through during set hours 11pm-6am. Timeriffic doesn't recognize my XPosed framework and thinks that my phone and notification volumes are linked, where I have separated them. Unless Timeriffic can recognize this separation, I won't be able to get it to do what I want, which is to have no notifications between 11pm-6am, except for phone calls.

mtoomey79 said:
The single biggest function I am looking for is something that allows only for calls (whether the first call or second) to come through during set hours 11pm-6am. Timeriffic doesn't recognize my XPosed framework and thinks that my phone and notification volumes are linked, where I have separated them. Unless Timeriffic can recognize this separation, I won't be able to get it to do what I want, which is to have no notifications between 11pm-6am, except for phone calls.
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Ah, got ya. When I used it, I didn't have Xposed, so I never noticed. I'll keep an eye out for ya.
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alissa7 said:
Before I fell in love with Tasker, I used Timeriffic, which has a super easy layout. I've also run CM, so I'm familiar with those settings, but really Timeriffic is more powerful (without being confusing)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.alfray.timeriffic
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Here, try this. I made a Tasker app that you install and click the icon and it will set the volumes to the presets shown in the screenshot. Lemme know if you need anything changed, or want another app to revert to your normal volume settings. You dont need the actual Tasker app installed to use this, either.
https://app.box.com/s/5qjltqi5e4qe6oda1ezy
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DroidKang?
Use DroidKang ROM. Includes quiet hours a la CM10 ... since it's CM11 essentially.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525627

alissa7 said:
Here, try this. I made a Tasker app that you install and click the icon and it will set the volumes to the presets shown in the screenshot. Lemme know if you need anything changed, or want another app to revert to your normal volume settings. You dont need the actual Tasker app installed to use this, either.
https://app.box.com/s/5qjltqi5e4qe6oda1ezy
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@alissa7 PM inbound. I must be slow...

bcgaynor82 said:
Use DroidKang ROM. Includes quiet hours a la CM10 ... since it's CM11 essentially.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2525627
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Trying to stay stock ROM. Thanks though.

For anyone else looking for this kind of solution, try this way because I think the apk I made was wrong...
https://app.box.com/s/slc2hmzw3pkeomgsx71a
It's a Tasker profile, which will let you modify it as well. For help on how to import it, watch this...
http://www.pocketables.com/2013/05/how-to-import-tasksprofilesscenesprojects-into-tasker.html
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Found this, it's very similar to quiet hours
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cabooze.buzzoff2
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Try Nights keeper
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