I don't like the stock SMS app because of the text alignment so i've been searching for a good DECENT STANDARD messaging app. I do not want anything fancy, I want something that fits the Nexus 4 theme considering I have a Nexus 4. I want something that's good & responsive.
There is no best, it's completely subjective. Try out a few of the most popular SMS apps on the play store and figure out which one suits you best, its probably faster than waiting for replies.
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There is no best, it's completely subjective. Try out a few of the most popular SMS apps on the play store and figure out which one suits you best, its probably faster than waiting for replies.
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recommend one?
The only third party SMS app I've used is GoSMS and that was alright.
I´m using chomp SMS, and has been for a couple of years. It has everything I need. =)
/Regards Bror David
dreseansr said:
I don't like the stock SMS app because of the text alignment so i've been searching for a good DECENT STANDARD messaging app. I do not want anything fancy, I want something that fits the Nexus 4 theme considering I have a Nexus 4. I want something that's good & responsive.
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I think you should give try to textra.. if tyou like sms to popup and dont need to go in app.. it wives quick reply option
Handcent is one of the main 3rd party options.
I like Sliding Messaging , still kind of new but developer is doing a good job updating it,
I am using Contacts+.
Its not bad and also does a good job with social integration.
GoSMS
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GoSMS
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I would do some research on the app before stating that
How about cm messaging app?
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Does anyone use Handcent?
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How well do you like it?
I noticed the led isn't flashing with it.
I'm a big fan of handcent- been using it for the past year. I love the customize options it offers.
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Does anyone use Handcent?
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I have used it for quite awhile and really like. I also liked how you could set you default messaging to it on eclair, however have noticed on the Froyo builds it doesn't give me that option (ie... click on stock messaging app and it will open handcent). I also like the customizations that you can do for each contact along with custom notifications for each contact.
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my led flashes using handcent. I really like handcent especially for the popup notifications.
I have been using handcent on my last 2 phones. I have never had any problems with it and I love the high level of customization options.
Used it and liked it a lot. I had to ditch it, though, because when my automated work pager would send out texts, it would show two. No idea why, but it was a Handcent issue.
Big fan of Handcent. I really like the popups. Been back and forth between Chomp and Handcent but have been sticking with Handcent.
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I have used it for quite awhile and really like. I also liked how you could set you default messaging to it on eclair, however have noticed on the Froyo builds it doesn't give me that option (ie... click on stock messaging app and it will open handcent). I also like the customizations that you can do for each contact along with custom notifications for each contact.
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I was able to set it as default for messaging icon and swipe to text on call log. Using launcherpro btw
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I absolutely do not. I don't see what the point is. Tried it and went back to stock Messaging app. Nothing there for me.
Stock app wastes a lot of space with user pics. Plus limited config options.
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Tried it and hated it. Never liked the bubble style messaging. I like the stock better, just seems cleaner and easier to read.
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Handcent is great. You can change nearly everything, including the chat style. Chat bubbles are not the only option. There is a style that is similar to, but better than, the stock app. The mms shows up in the chat screen unlike the way the stock app does a stupid slide show. Handcent also backs up your mms, even allowing you to select the back up directory. The popup chat window is also very nice. The ablility to respond so easily is extremely useful. At first, the number of config options is overwhelming.
I use launcher pro plus on my phone. I had handcent on my evo and now on my epic. It is far superior to the oem app on both phones. Remember to disable the notifications in the stock app so you don't get double notifications. The nice thing about launcher pro, other than being much better than touchwiz in every way, is that you can set handcent to default for messaging. This completely eliminated the use of the oem app.
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+1 for handcent. Its rad! Something you don't like? There is a config option to change it more than likely.
Only beef is the outragous $6 price for pro. So many options to reset every flash. Fixed this with mybackup pro data restores.
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I've tried both but prefer ChompSMS. Look into both, they're very similar.
My wife and I both love it!
It is just so customizable. The free version has worked fine for our needs.
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After seeing the advice about the settings, I'm sold on Handcent now. Takes a while to deal with all the customization in there but now that I have it looking more like the stock without the bubbles and white backgrounds it definitely is nice. The pop up on the lock screen is nice, and so is being able to select recipients instead of having to type their names. Way more features than stock.
I've use Handcent on any Android phone I've had and love it
Is there a way to set this as default when clicking the Messaging app in the dock on touchwiz? And I don't mean opening messaging then composing from handcent.
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Ok, I really don't like the stock ICS SMS messaging app. Looking at playstore, it seems the Go SMS is the most popular replacement. Anyone have recs for other apps to consider?
Handcent is a good one. highly customize app
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I used to love handcent until I tried gosms and haven't looked back. Very customizable and plenty of themes to choose from. That'd be my pick
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Go sms and hand cent seem to be the two popular ones
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Hnadcent for me
I think you mean you don't like the stock touch wiz messaging app?
i LOVE the stock ICS sms app (pure google ics app with the green logo) but hate the samsung touchwiz app...i hate how every mms is a slideshow
I tried handcent back on my captivate and it crippled my phone. Thought I'd try it again over a year later and it made the phone instantly almost unuseable. Don't understand it. Pissed me off so much i wrote my first review on the market lol.
I tried to go with a stock ics app from the market, but it was taking a few extra minutes to get my texts.
Went with GoSMS and its useable until I get on a pure google rom.
I'm giving Go Pro a try, if only because it seems "prettier" than Handcent. Stupid reason, but anything is better than the stock SMS client.
I used handset forever... Then tried gosms one day and never looked back. It's themes are nicer, and it never crashes. Love it.... I too hate every stock sms app I have ever used, except for htc.
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The last time I checked GO SMS on my Droid X it didn't allow me to use individual alerts for different contacts. Does stock do that or does GO do that now? That's a feature I love about Handcent.
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The last time I checked GO SMS on my Droid X it didn't allow me to use individual alerts for different contacts. Does stock do that or does GO do that now? That's a feature I love about Handcent.
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just checked the app and it looks like you can
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just checked the app and it looks like you can
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Is that Go or the S3 app you're referring to? Just want to be sure I understand...
I was used to the MIUI SMS app, and loved how it told me when a message was received by the person.
Any of the replacement apps do that? I tried it with handcent and didn't work.
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Is that Go or the S3 app you're referring to? Just want to be sure I understand...
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Go. I think it had a whole think under the settings called individual settings or something, and you can add individual notifications etc I believe. Download it and check it out.
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I was used to the MIUI SMS app, and loved how it told me when a message was received by the person.
Any of the replacement apps do that? I tried it with handcent and didn't work.
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I think I also saw something in handcent somewhere in the settings where you can also get alerts/notifications when something was sent or delivery confirmation...something like that.
Download Go and check it out.
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The last time I checked GO SMS on my Droid X it didn't allow me to use individual alerts for different contacts. Does stock do that or does GO do that now? That's a feature I love about Handcent.
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I can confirm that Go Pro supports individual ringtones. Just set them myself today.
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I can confirm that Go Pro supports individual ringtones. Just set them myself today.
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Found it! Problem is it doesn't see sounds I've downloaded from Zedge like Handcent does.
Thanks!
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I know TW never really had quick reply like aosp messaging does, but does anyone know of a good 3rd party app or someway to get quick reply to messaging? I love my N3 but quick reply is the one thing I am missing a lot from my N2 which was using aosp messaging. I wouldn't mind Touchwiz's messaging if it only had quick reply.
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Try 8sms. It's built off of AOSP with improvements.
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I know TW never really had quick reply like aosp messaging does, but does anyone know of a good 3rd party app or someway to get quick reply to messaging? I love my N3 but quick reply is the one thing I am missing a lot from my N2 which was using aosp messaging. I wouldn't mind Touchwiz's messaging if it only had quick reply.
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As you said, thats a aosp function. You could try to brign over that mod into N3, however since we can't do a nandroid, i wouldnt delete SecSMS but rather rename it and then try bring in the the aosp one.. just a thought
Until we get recovery it is hard for some of these itesm to be accomplished. And we just got root the other day... Give it a little time sir.
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I know TW never really had quick reply like aosp messaging does, but does anyone know of a good 3rd party app or someway to get quick reply to messaging? I love my N3 but quick reply is the one thing I am missing a lot from my N2 which was using aosp messaging. I wouldn't mind Touchwiz's messaging if it only had quick reply.
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Try out Textra?
super clean sms app with real statu bar notifications, instead of annoying "new message" lol
and quick reply.
I really miss quick reply as well, but I don't see myself rooting my N3. The bloatware I don't want is already disabled and outside of that I can't really think of that much functionality that nova launcher doesn't offer me outside of this. I like the stock messaging apps because I actually get pic messages and MMS unlike any AOSP messaging app I've ever used so I'm not willing to lose that in order to gain quick reply.
If you find a good solution, please post it up !
I would go with 8sms or textra.
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As you said, thats a aosp function. You could try to brign over that mod into N3, however since we can't do a nandroid, i wouldnt delete SecSMS but rather rename it and then try bring in the the aosp one.. just a thought
Until we get recovery it is hard for some of these itesm to be accomplished. And we just got root the other day... Give it a little time sir.
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Tried that over the weekend, MMS didn't work.
Thanks for all the responses guys. I'm gonna look into 8sms & textra and see what they're like. I'm not sure yet if I'm gonna be rooting my N3 either. I'll probably end up doing so eventually, especially if we get twrp recovery n the bootloader unlocked, but I'm not holding my breath and even if we don't I think I'll still be staying very happy with this phone! With the exception of some minor bugs that are to be expected with new hardware/software, and that I'm sure will be fixed, I think Sammy did a great job with all the upgrades this time around. It would be nice to delete the bloat ware I don't care for like almost all the Verizon apps, but other than that a lot of what I rooted for is either now in the phone or I can get with Nova or Apex launcher. All n all I'm very happy with this phone and its the first phone I may be OK with not rooting. We'll see lol.
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I am new to the G2 and am trying to find a ROM that is lag free. Ive loved this phone but the lag i experience on the Messaging app. I am coming from the HTC ONE which was lag free but I love this phone other than this lag. Currently on CLeanRom but I was hoping someone could suggest some pros and cons or make any suggestions to give me the best experience possible on this device..
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I am new to the G2 and am trying to find a ROM that is lag free. Ive loved this phone but the lag i experience on the Messaging app. I am coming from the HTC ONE which was lag free but I love this phone other than this lag. Currently on CLeanRom but I was hoping someone could suggest some pros and cons or make any suggestions to give me the best experience possible on this device..
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1 try hangout app for sms works smooth here.
2 try to use lagfix app feels much better here after.
I use Textra in all my phones. Super smooth sms and mms. It's very light weight, but fully featured. Has one of the better pop-up options too.
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I use Textra in all my phones. Super smooth sms and mms. It's very light weight, but fully featured. Has one of the better pop-up options too.
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Very much liking Textra, thanks for the heads up.
ninja sms all the way
The new hangouts app is awesome and lag free
Do you have mms working on hangouts v2? I've had no luck.
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Textra all the way!:good:
There's a app called 8sms on the play store which is a slightly modified CM messaging app, doesn't get much faster and simple than stock or at least stock style.
So is there any improvement in the latest touchwiz? Any opinion from S5 users? And maybe for those who had the chance to see a Note 4 from close ?
Im in S3 and I dont like the touchwiz laggy and problematic as hell. I have a fear to buy samsung device again. I am thinking of the note 4 just because of the feature to capture images and transform them in editable text.
But im worried about the touchwiz..
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Have you considered trying a different launcher? Touchwiz is very resource-intensive, but many of the third-party launchers are very quick. I'm using Google Now launcher on my Note 2, and it still flies. It will make your S3 much faster, anyway.
You could do the same thing with the Note 4, but you'd likely lose some of the S-Pen functionality.
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Have you considered trying a different launcher? Touchwiz is very resource-intensive, but many of the third-party launchers are very quick. I'm using Google Now launcher on my Note 2, and it still flies. It will make your S3 much faster, anyway.
You could do the same thing with the Note 4, but you'd likely lose some of the S-Pen functionality.
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Im using nova launcher.. but with touchwiz I mean also the samsung pre installed apps like gallery,contacts etc..
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Ahh, gotcha. Unless you're married to them for some reason, you should try replacement apps in the Play store.
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Ahh, gotcha. Unless you're married to them for some reason, you should try replacement apps in the Play store.
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Can you change message/phone app?
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Can you change message/phone app?
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message yes..phone no
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message yes..phone no
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Is there any good message app you can recommend? I also hate that I must delete old message to have space for new ones...
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Is there any good message app you can recommend? I also hate that I must delete old message to have space for new ones...
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just uninstall it with titanium backup (if you have root)..hangouts is the most used replacement(it's the default messge app on nexus)
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just uninstall it with titanium backup (if you have root)..hangouts is the most used replacement(it's the default messge app on nexus)
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Yea I have root but I dont like hangouts too much connection with google..I dont want to mix messages with google plus account or maybe they save messages on cloud..
Many connections with google are not so good they keep track of everyone haha
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Yea I have root but I dont like hangouts too much connection with google..I dont want to mix messages with google plus account or maybe they save messages on cloud..
Many connections with google are not so good they keep track of everyone haha
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honestly i don't know message replacement apps other than hangouts..but i did a quick search for you and i found those
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...t-sms-text-messaging-apps-for-android-1232990
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-text-messaging-SMS-replacement-apps-for-Android_id59083
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honestly i don't know message replacement apps other than hangouts..but i did a quick search for you and i found those
http://www.techradar.com/news/phone...t-sms-text-messaging-apps-for-android-1232990
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Best-text-messaging-SMS-replacement-apps-for-Android_id59083
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A big thanks from me to you
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True. I was thinking of dialer replacements, but I guess you're still stuck with the same phone app. There are many messaging replacements, though I actually really like hangouts.
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Is there any good message app you can recommend? I also hate that I must delete old message to have space for new ones...
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8sms from the store,freezing stock message app. About dialer, give a try to exdialer, on the store too, quick ans with nice themes. :good:
Fighting with myself over TouchWiz
I've been using alternate launchers for a long time. Was on Go Launcher for most time, but relatively recently I've moved to Noval Launcher, as it has caught up with Go Launcher features, and it seems that Go was a bit buggy in more recent releases.
All that being said, I am presuming at this point that I may want to actually utilize some of the features that TW offers, and won't be ther on other launchers. On the other hand, I too fear lag/performance issues, and loss of features in Nova that I am so accustomed to.
Of course, I suppose I need to get the phone in my hands first before worrying about TW.
You can replace the dialer by simply installing another one from the store. But when someone calls you, you will be faced with a lag followed by a black screen with status bar at top and then BOOM! The laggy samsung phone app (Don't worry your phone didn't blow up
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About the improved TW on S5, I have a S3 phone rooted with QS ROM installed and Boeffla 6.1 beta4 linaro installed and a S5 transformation pack supported by QS.
I think finally Samsh*t thought about locking the launcher, phone app in memory. That makes TW a bit faster. Opening the phone app now is faster and the lag is gone. Also switching to contacts from the phone app is lagless. But there are still some micro lags in launching an app.
Hope that I helped you with that.
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Have you considered trying a different launcher? Touchwiz is very resource-intensive, but many of the third-party launchers are very quick. I'm using Google Now launcher on my Note 2, and it still flies. It will make your S3 much faster, anyway.
You could do the same thing with the Note 4, but you'd likely lose some of the S-Pen functionality.
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Problem with Google launcher is that annoying bar at the top of each screen. Cannot remove it. Pain in the butt
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Problem with Google launcher is that annoying bar at the top of each screen. Cannot remove it. Pain in the butt
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I like the search bar, but it can be removed with the GELS xposed module.
I am new to android- If I use a new launcher on the note 4 (Nova or Google Now) would I lose functionality of the S Pen or the fingerprint scanner? Thanks
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I am new to android- If I use a new launcher on the note 4 (Nova or Google Now) would I lose functionality of the S Pen or the fingerprint scanner? Thanks
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Nope
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Nope
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Thanks! Does using a new launcher reduce some of the TW bloat/memory usage or does it go over TW and just mask it?