Textra vs Google messenger?

[mak916]

Let me guess. You have Sprint?

Lol. You know it!

 

[Brent Michael]

Lol. You know it!

Haha! I can't wait until T-MOBILE gets RCS. I mean it's not a huge deal. I'm patient.. To an extent. Lol. I'm just glad that T-Mobiles has the support for band 66 LTE. The V20 is the first phone to support it.

 

[BB_Bmore]

Using Google messenger, on my HTC One A9. Sprint is the only one where they are using the full RCS system. T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon have it too but they limited how much they use.

I'm also very pleased with sprint and thier RCS rollout with Google. Messenger sent from an app that was probably the most bug ridden and troublesome to one that just works and works WELL! I text my wife and I see immediate the sent/delivered /read along with her "typing" I use to use a separate application for im with the family for those perks alone and then sms for everyone else. Now there's no need. Google messenger along with sprint RCS is all I need. People are going to love it when they get it, point blank period. RCS will be the death of many if not most all im apps. At least in the US anyway.

 

[manusbaldspot]

I've switched to Textra. I was using Google Messenger for quite a while but noticed that the compression of pics I send in the V20 is a bit much.

Who over received more than one pic at a time from me gets horrible quality transfers. In my end they look fine. On the receiving end they are extremely pixelated.

Textra allows me to change the carrier send limit on pics. So the person receiving is getting near original photos.

 

[Joeykool]

How is the battery drain with Textra?

 

[Almeuit]

How is the battery drain with Textra?

Same as any other app - no difference.

 

[huntm856]

I used to used Textra, but switched over the Messenger for awhile and installed a few of its sticker packs. Since then Textra has force-crashed whenever I access its emoji screen. So I guess I'm stuck on Messenger now LOL.

 

[anon(7937399)]

I've used both, and I like Textra much better. It's faster and looks way better (dark screen: text colored blue for the other person and black for me). Better looking stock icon.

 

[Joeykool]

First time I tried Textra it failed. It's not bad. I also like Verizon message app. You don't have to be with Verizon to use it. I'm on AT&T and used it until I went back to the stock app.

 

[ABOSWORTH007]

I just use stock now. I was using Handcent for a while. The customization on Handcent is the best IMO. I tried Textra and didn't really like it. I personally found the color themes boring. I like having actual pictures for my messaging wallpapers. With Handcent, you can set different wallpapers on the conversation level and theme different skins however you want. The only thing I don't like about using third party messaging apps is that if you have a picture you want to send, you can't just select the common contact when you hit the share button. You have to choose the third party app and then choose the contact within the app. It's just one extra little annoyance. Handcent is by far my favorite and I was using it for a while on my S7 Edge but when I got the V20, I went back to stock.

 

[rebirth24]

Both garbage for their own respective reasons IMO. Unless Im not doing it right..

Textra = No Car/Bluetooth control (Can't mark as read or delete)
Textra/Messenger = No Androidwear Delete (How hard is it to come up with this?
GMessenger = Slow compared to Textra and I even feel a little slow compared to stock

Deleting on both of these is a pain in the butt...wish someone would come up with something clean/fast with easier ways to control your messages remotely or via the initial notification...

 

[Mike-Mike]

Unfortunately Sprint is the only carrier in the US using RCS right now, or at least to my knowledge, and I'm on T-Mobile. As soon as RCS is available on my carrier I'll probably swap over unless Textra or stock gets support. Though it may not matter much because 99% of the people I text have Apple crapPhones.

It is not Textra or Android Messenger, but the LG Messaging app on T-Mobile has Advanced Messaging:

http://forums.androidcentral.com/lg-v20/772212-blue-checkmarks-lg-messaging-app.html#post5693220

 

[Mike-Mike]

Textra gives me the option to "mark as read" on my smartwatch, I will every SMS app offered that

 

[Brjlk]

Textra = No Car/Bluetooth control (Can't mark as read or delete)
..

Press & hold message, it will be
Marked read (it is no longer highlighted)

Press & hold one or several messages in the msg list. It becomes selected. Press the bin icon. The message will be deleted

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

I started using Google Messenger again because my group texts come in all separate on the LG app and I couldn't figure out why.. so I just axed it.

 

[Brent Michael]

I started using Google Messenger again because my group texts come in all separate on the LG app and I couldn't figure out why.. so I just axed it.

Maybe I should try it again. My textra has been having issues with sending pictures recently, or at least I think it is. I've set the size limit to what my carriers is but still just says "sent" but doesn't say "delivered."

 

[TheMarcus]

I use Google. Don't like the stock messenger very much and I don't use SMS enough to need a feature filled app.

 

[Mike-Mike]

I started using Google Messenger again because my group texts come in all separate on the LG app and I couldn't figure out why.. so I just axed it.

Did you try this setting, I know it says the opposite of your issues, but seems like it would be related

 

[kal_el_5011]

I want a messaging app I can use on the web too. (sprint here)

 

[ScottMGS]

I want a messaging app I can use on the web too. (sprint here)

Have you tried Signal or Google Hangouts? Both have a web interface.