What are HTC One (M8) users using for text?

[robbski300]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

I've got the GPE, I'm using Handcent. Still trying to get used to the limited colors of the notification light after coming from a galaxy nexus.

Limited colors? Oh no! What are they limited to? I'm still waiting for Best Buy to get me my phone. Ugh.

 

[deeler]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

Limited colors? Oh no! What are they limited to? I'm still waiting for Best Buy to get me my phone. Ugh.

Green and a yellowish/orange color. Killing me without blue

 

[robbski300]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

Green and a yellowish/orange color. Killing me without blue

Oh man, that sucks. I've grown accustomed to using blue, red, green, pink, and cyan for easy identification purposes. Only 2 colors?!! Not cool.

 

[Preformer19]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

I am currently using the stock texting application that comes with the device. This is the only one I have used in my history of Android.

 

[TonyStarks260]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

I just recently tried CM messaging. It has a great interface and feels similar to stock offerings.

https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ails?id=com.smitten.slidingmms&token=H3Y4EHLz

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[Kryptonal]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

I'm currently using Google Hangouts as my text messaging app because most of the people I regularly message use Hangouts. So taking that into account it's easier for me to just do it all from one app.

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[cappy718]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

Verizon has it's own messaging app which is quite good, never used it until this phone came out.

That's a sign of a great phone...using the vzw app...GREAT PURCHASE!!! *two thumbs up and grin* ...enjoy

 

[ugxvibe]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

That's a sign of a great phone...using the vzw app...GREAT PURCHASE!!! *two thumbs up and grin* ...enjoy

Um..Ok, thanks?

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[SirKnightDavid]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

I've been using Chomp SMS for ages.. am I the only one?

 

[Legobricke]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

EvolveSMS is my preferred text app... Loved handcent. But went with Evolve and haven't looked back.

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[LocationDudeNYC]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

Using GoSMS I installed their plug in for emoji. But how do I get emoji using SwiftKey on the stock messaging App?

 

[SeanJamesWright]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

I'm using Hangouts as my default messaging app. I find it to have a cleaner and more friendly UI than the stock app.

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[anon(522296)]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

I used to use Handcent, then textra, then hangouts over the past year but I can honestly say the stock HTC messaging app is the friendliest and cleanest messaging app I have ever used. It really makes this phone...chat bubbles are 2007 folks!!

 

[freddyttt]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

I used to use Handcent, then textra, then hangouts over the past year but I can honestly say the stock HTC messaging app is the friendliest and cleanest messaging app I have ever used. It really makes this phone...chat bubbles are 2007 folks!!

kinda agree....+ missed notifications numbers never seem to work with Handcent. with the stock it's never a problem.

 

[mysterygirl]

Another vote for Hangouts.

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[Ultrapale]

I'm using the stock HTC app, but the contact pics aren't showing up, I've tried changing them, and a reset of the phone, but still nothing. It's a little thing, but irritates me anyway, anyone else?

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[ahutchga1972]

Hangouts

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[ptom13]

I used Chomp SMS for the longest time but I have just downloaded Hello SMS and I love it! So clean and easy to use! Also, does anyone have a pic of the HTC messaging app? I'm curious as to what it will look like when I get this phone on Monday.

 

[blackdogAC]

Thanks everyone.

 

[Vsweety]

Re: What are M8 users using for text?

Thank you for the good info people.
So if you type a text that goes over 160 characters, the app will flip to MMS or will it get broken into two SS?

Very old texting apps will break more than 160 characters up into 2 or more messages if required. Modern texting apps will display messages longer than 160 characters as one continuing message. Both on the sender's as well as on the recipient's device.
MMS is invoked if you attach graphic and/or media files (i.o.w. pictures, audio and video files). But those are (very) limited in size!

SMS and MMS messages use mobile networks always! Even if you're on WiFi! So they 'eat' into your monthly dataplan if you have one. Not a problem with SMS as those are tiny, tiny 'files' (which is why many providers can afford to offer 'free SMS'). But with MMS messages it's a different ballgame altogether. Those are up to thousands of times the size of SMS messages. And eat into monthly dataplans real quick! Which can get expensive! Best to avoid MMS when possible.

However, with a smartphone you can also use internet (when you're in a WiFi hotspot like at home, at work, in hotels, bars, restaurants, caf?s, airports, train stations, etc. etc.; the number of WiFi hotspots is exploding). This means you can also use 'IM', 'Instant Messaging' as an m.o. Looks a lot like SMS/MMS on your phone but the main difference is that sending and receiving messages are completely free. Whatever the size of the messages.

IM requires IM apps on both devices.
My favorites are Telegram and Viber. Both free and in the Play Store. Both work on Android and on iOS (iPhones and iPads).
Telegram is very fast and secure, and allows really big or many files to be attached (e.g. videos up to 1GB). Viber has got a very nice User Interface and also enables 'VoIP' ('Voice over IP', or audio calling via the internet) and video calling (via the internet). Attached video files are limited to 90 seconds or 10MB, whichever comes first, however.

Hangouts requires yet another registration. At Google+. Which is Google, obviously. And Google is (more than) big enough already, imo. So I recommend you avoid Hangouts.