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Ugh, I hate that SMS is conflated with Hangouts as it is. It causes notifications for work-related chat to get mixed in with notifications for personal text mes

by mdr25 13y ago

Ugh, I hate that SMS is conflated with Hangouts as it is. It causes notifications for work-related chat to get mixed in with notifications for personal text messages on my phone. Can anyone suggest alternative SMS clients for Android?

rahimnathwani 13y ago
Pinger offers free texts, but it won't work with your Google Voice number: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pinger.textfree.call https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pinger.tex... IIRC Google Voice is due to remove API access for third-party apps.
Fishkins 13y ago
I used to use ChompSMS and liked it.
Lewisham 13y ago
I'm quite a fan of Hello, but you need to explicitly turn off a "feature" that tells people you message you send it with Hello. I have no idea why they don't just charge a dollar for it.
hert 13y ago
My favorite is Textra. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra
matthewn 13y ago
TextSecure is a fantastic, free replacement for the built-in SMS app on Android, even if you don't use any of its encryption features.
- tbh 13y ago
  Agreed! I'm recommending it to anyone uncomfortable with the SMS/Hangouts merge.
berberous 13y ago
TextSecure! Nobody I know uses it, so the encryption/privacy features are basically useless, but it's a fast, well-designed, pretty app regardless. It also has a feature I love: persistent notifications for unread texts.
- tbh 13y ago
  Seconding this, switched to TextSecure when they combined SMS and Hangouts. It is an excellent SMS app replacement. The crypto doesn't get in your way, even when almost none of your contacts also use it.
aestra 13y ago
I love Handset SMS! I never use anything else once I found it! You can customize the alerts you get, icon/vibrate pattern/sound and other features as well.
vinw 13y ago
I like the standard AOSP Messaging app, which someone has bundled up here for people whose Android doesn't come with it installed. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.slvn.mms https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.slvn.mms
tomkarlo 13y ago
I've been using "Hello" and it's quite nice as a basic / super-simple SMS app. Very minimalist, though.

by mdr25 13y ago

rahimnathwani 13y ago

Pinger offers free texts, but it won't work with your Google Voice number: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pinger.textfree.call https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pinger.tex... IIRC Google Voice is due to remove API access for third-party apps.

Fishkins 13y ago

I used to use ChompSMS and liked it.

Lewisham 13y ago

I'm quite a fan of Hello, but you need to explicitly turn off a "feature" that tells people you message you send it with Hello. I have no idea why they don't just charge a dollar for it.

hert 13y ago

My favorite is Textra. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra

matthewn 13y ago

TextSecure is a fantastic, free replacement for the built-in SMS app on Android, even if you don't use any of its encryption features.

tbh 13y ago
Agreed! I'm recommending it to anyone uncomfortable with the SMS/Hangouts merge.

berberous 13y ago

TextSecure! Nobody I know uses it, so the encryption/privacy features are basically useless, but it's a fast, well-designed, pretty app regardless. It also has a feature I love: persistent notifications for unread texts.

tbh 13y ago
Seconding this, switched to TextSecure when they combined SMS and Hangouts. It is an excellent SMS app replacement. The crypto doesn't get in your way, even when almost none of your contacts also use it.

aestra 13y ago

I love Handset SMS! I never use anything else once I found it! You can customize the alerts you get, icon/vibrate pattern/sound and other features as well.

vinw 13y ago

I like the standard AOSP Messaging app, which someone has bundled up here for people whose Android doesn't come with it installed. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.slvn.mms https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fr.slvn.mms

tomkarlo 13y ago

I've been using "Hello" and it's quite nice as a basic / super-simple SMS app. Very minimalist, though.