Do you use Hangouts for SMS?

[pseudoware]

I thought an informal % would be interesting.

Do you use Hangouts for SMS as your default SMS app, or have you switched to something else? Also, why?

 

[Fairclough]

Yes. I use hangout a fair bit and it fits in nicely. I just believe it runs smooth e.g. I like the swipe across to go I to the list of texts etc.

It feels simple, very clean. The only thing I dislike is searching for names sometimes it shows their email too but I guess when its integrated with Google+ that's expected yo happen.

I just like it over the stock one on my nexus 4.

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[srkmagnus]

Yes. There are a lot of sms features missing and a few things I wish were different. But I'm trying to like it and want to stick it out for a few more days until I decide install Handcent, as I did with every other device I have had.

 

[BlackBerry Guy]

I was using Hangouts when I first got the phone, but switched over to 8sms about a week ago.

 

[Almeuit]

I can't get into it. I use ChompSMS because I like the Popup quick reply.. Also the replying from my lock screen. Hangouts just doesn't allow this

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[fauxreal]

it lacks a lot of features and then has a bunch of stuff i dont even like or need. using textra. mms works. photos work. group message works. very fast.

 

[korab84]

I use it and like it so far

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[NexusNick123]

I use an SMS app and sometimes I use Hangouts

 

[alhc78]

I use it and like it enough that I will keep using it.

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[So Cold]

Yes, looks great, works fine and consolidates things into one app.

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[mattopotamus]

Yes, but it could be improved. As someone else mentioned searching for names is very clunky.

 

[haxrnick]

I use Hello. I love how minimal it is.

 

[mrsmumbles]

I haven't used it yet but I installed Textra.

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[anon(645340)]

Yes. It's okay.

 

[R8J8D]

I have a Nexus 5 and want to use " only " Google apps etc , however I have 2 problems with Hangouts
1 It does not recognize my contacts
2 It does not give me a choose in the menu to send a sms or a Hangouts message
I am very disappointed .

 

[mrsmumbles]

I have a Nexus 5 and want to use " only " Google apps etc , however I have 2 problems with Hangouts
1 It does not recognize my contacts
2 It does not give me a choose in the menu to send a sms or a Hangouts message
I am very disappointed .

People were trying to figure all that out in a thread from early November and I'm pretty sure they did but not everyone likes Hangouts.

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[Shocktribe]

Yea. I didn't want to download a third party app

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[anon(8256055)]

Edited:

Hangouts is a bit clunky, in that when I scroll down my list of contacts and select a contact to send a text message to, it defaults to their email address and I can't change it to their phone number. In order to send a text message, I need to search for their name, then select their phone number.

Not a huge deal, but a little cumbersome.

 

[yfan]

Yep, I use Hangouts for SMS. I should say though that I think SMS is an imperfect messaging platform, and I'm not particularly a big fan. I much prefer using Google Hangouts for messaging over data rather than SMS at any rate.

 

[ybcthanerd]

I have a Nexus 5 and want to use " only " Google apps etc , however I have 2 problems with Hangouts
1 It does not recognize my contacts
2 It does not give me a choose in the menu to send a sms or a Hangouts message
I am very disappointed .

i have a note 2 and my contacts appear jus fine
and to choose between a hangout or a sms i jus choose a google+ contact or a phone contact