Samsung is retiring it's messages app, and I don't want to install Google messages to replace it.
What apps are you using instead and what do you like or hate about them?
Edit: thank you for the suggestions :) This is more options than I was expecting!
14 Comments
techcelt@lemmy.ml · 25 pts · 131d
Quik is the one I use. It has a nice design to it https://github.com/quik-sms/quik
janus2@lemmy.zip · 6 pts · 131d
I also use QUIK and love all its features, most especially the minimal and very customizable UI
eodur@piefed.social · 6 pts · 131d
Another for QUIK. I hate SMS, but QUIK is great.
ropatrick@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 131d
The Fossify suite has a messages app. Available on Fdroid. No internet access, no trackers.
It's not as polished visually as the mainstream apps but works absolutely fine.
lemmyng@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 131d
Can confirm! The newest fork of Quik has really improved the app! People reliably see my messages like they did on the Google Messages app.
Labna@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 131d
I use messages from https://github.com/FossifyOrg works well, there is no plenty of settings, so not very customisable.
i used mood before, but i changed because they added advertising in the app https://moodsms.com/
monovergent@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 130d
I've been using Fossify Messages. Pretty bare-bones, but does the job since I don't use SMS too much. I'm glad that it can intercept the Class 0 messages that my carrier uses for billing so it doesn't occupy my whole screen every time I call or text.
Aetherial@nord.pub · 2 pts · 129d
I only use SMS/MMS when I do 2auth or a carrier wants to spam me with shortcodes for top-up and promos and I fall for. Other than that, I don't use it at all. Fossify fit the bill for a clean, easy app that doesn't glean personal info every time I receive/send a message.
0li0li@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 131d
I have been using Textra for about 6 years, on multiple phones. Never looked too deep into it, but the feature set is everything I want and more.
garbagebagel@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 131d
Same for Textra. Paid a couple bucks for it a long time ago and I haven't had many issues. I think the only issue being that I couldn't get it backed up when I moved to my most recent phone which was frustrating.
unitedwithme@lemmy.today · 5 pts · 131d
I just use Google Messages, but I'm signed out of the app. Actually, no Google acct on my whole phone. I stick to F-Droid for apps of I need em.
The way I see it, mousy sms stiff goes through the carrier servers I'd not Google, and at least Messages is RCS. However, I'm running XMPP and jmp.chat for a phone number to test out switching entirely and setting up friends and family on my server. Trying to go full hermit mode.
moonshadow@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 129d
Let me know how you come out with the jmp number, been thinking of trying that
unitedwithme@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 129d
So far it's great! Cheogram works well with 1 on 1 messages, but I struggled at first with making sure it worked well. It wants to initially enforce encryption but the most you can do with non xmpp users is TLS security. Wish I could host a bigger server to have all friends and family sign up in order to get them using protest secure messaging.
TheIPW@lemmy.ml · 4 pts · 129d
Fossify messages. Not the most feature filled app, does only the basics but because I don't use SMS as my main communication method it is more enough to receive the odd 2FA text
Aetherial@nord.pub · 1 pts · 129d