SMS/MMS Application

i use gosms and the only reason i stick with it is the usefulness in having incoming text messages pop up so i can respond without having to unlock my phone. does stock ics messaging have this? just wondering.
 
the only issue that I have with GoSMS is that when I send long texts they always come out as html codes to the recipient. So that it splits texts for me doesn't do me anything
 
the only issue that I have with GoSMS is that when I send long texts they always come out as html codes to the recipient. So that it splits texts for me doesn't do me anything

never seen that happen since I've been using it.
 
I could show you if you like? Lol idk it's always been like that since I've had my Nexus S4G in October. I've uninstalled the app and confirmed that it is the app but I've stuck with it cus of it's resend feature that the stock app is missing