I went to best buy yesterday and noticed the s5 on display had the messaging app with a dark theme! Is there any way to get this on our phones?
If you go to settings and display you can change background for when your in a conversation. But in the overview you can't. You sure it wasn't the Verizon sms app?
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if you dont want my rom you can install 8sms from play store.. its better than stock imo
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Does 8sms have a quick reply popup? I really like that with chomp sms. And you can customize the look of everything. Mine is totally dark right now.
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If you go to settings and display you can change background for when your in a conversation. But in the overview you can't. You sure it wasn't the Verizon sms app?
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No it was the Messages app that comes with the s5
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if you dont want my rom you can install 8sms from play store.. its better than stock imo
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Unfortunately coming from a galaxy nexus i would like to avoid the stock kit kat messaging app. I've used it for a while an i don't really like it lol. I like the way the stock s5 messaging app looks.
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No it was the Messages app that comes with the s5
Unfortunately coming from a galaxy nexus i would like to avoid the stock kit kat messaging app. I've used it for a while an i don't really like it lol. I like the way the stock s5 messaging app looks.
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not sure if its wat youre lookin for but hoverchat on the play store is good too
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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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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.
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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.
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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
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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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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!
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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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I tried that. Lasted about 5 minutes.
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what didn't you like? just curious
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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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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.
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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.
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Intrusive? How? Run it in Normal Mode. No addons.
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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.
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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
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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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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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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
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GoSMS? BiteSMS? Handcent. Just search on the Play Store.
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I'm really liking the stock messaging app; but I hate the White. Has anyone found an inverted one? I want it too be fully functional so I can use it with my Galaxy gear.
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in settings you can make the background for conversations any image you want and i use solid black. you can not change the conversation view though and i really wish you could.
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in settings you can make the background for conversations any image you want and i use solid black. you can not change the conversation view though and i really wish you could.
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Yeah I'm looking for the conversation view. I don't know why they would allow you to do one and not the other.
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+1 for this feature. Or if anyone knows a AOSP inverted apk that is compatible with note 3.
I just want to get rid of the creepy default face for contacts that don't have a picture!
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I just want to get rid of the creepy default face for contacts that don't have a picture!
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Haha same here. I had to drop it and download an mms app from the store all cause of those stupid smiley dudes.
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Hello I was wondering what everyone was using instead of Google's hangouts app for SMS. I am stuck looking for a good alternative. Also I saw an AOSP SMS app with the sliding side bar kind of how hangouts has it now but I can't seem to find it anymore.
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Go SMS works well... had tried it earlier...
Sliding messaging
Ninja sms ftw. It is a paid app, but the window is wonderful. Reply without leaving the app youre using is great.
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Hello I was wondering what everyone was using instead of Google's hangouts app for SMS. I am stuck looking for a good alternative. Also I saw an AOSP SMS app with the sliding side bar kind of how hangouts has it now but I can't seem to find it anymore.
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You may try 8SMS
I'm still using the old messaging app, isn't that included in 4.4 rom? (I personally flashed 4.4 over 4.3, so it's still there).
Wondering if anyone is using this app as a stand alone for sms/mms and how reliable is it
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Wondering if anyone is using this app as a stand alone for sms/mms and how reliable is it
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I've been using it for over a month now and I love it. I couldn't stand the stock messaging app. Even with the various theming available, I hated the way it looked. 8sms has been super reliable for me and I like the look of it so much better. I use the dark theme.
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I've been using it for over a month now and I love it. I couldn't stand the stock messaging app. Even with the various theming available, I hated the way it looked. 8sms has been super reliable for me and I like the look of it so much better. I use the dark theme.
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+1. Awesome app
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It's fantastic. Using it from the first day I got my G2. I send multiple sms as well as mms daily
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8sms is good. I personally use textra because I like the looks of the chat windows more.
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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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message yes..phone no
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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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Thanks! Does using a new launcher reduce some of the TW bloat/memory usage or does it go over TW and just mask it?