what messaging app do you use?

[Sven62]

Wow... only one other person for GoSMS? Been GoSMS Pro for a couple years. Many skins. Pop-up option with reply.

And no one has mentioned Mighty Text. Way better than Moto Connect. Has integration with FB and Gmail, also. And a web app.

So... SwiftKey, GoSMS Pro, Mighty Text. But with all the Textra fans I'll give it a look....

 

[flybub]

Textra for me. Good looking ui, easy to navigate, and it's quick. I also use push bullet and have the extension installed in Chrome to allow me to reply to texts from my pc

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[this_is_nascar]

Personally, the stock texting app has been working well for my purposes. I don't consider texting to be a main function that I utilize, but it does what I need it to do. I have taken a peak at Messenger and like the looks of that one.

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[Mattsg430]

Textra

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[Eclipse2K]

Hangouts but only because I have several Hangouts open and its easier to combine them into one application.

 

[hansjs]

Hangouts. I use Hangouts on the computer a lot, so I like being able to integrate that with sms in one app.

 

[psf57]

I use to like messages+, but since getting the turbo it seems you go to start new message, pick a contact and all the contacts are doubled?! Got to frustrated. Went to the stock messaging (green) and all good to go. Can't figure messages+ out, why doubled? Phone/people apps, no duplicates. only messages+. So sticking with the stock messaging app.

 

[GeodudeFFP]

chompSMS because it plays nice with T-Mobile MMS and wifi (and is highly customizable).

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[KPMcClave]

I think I replied "Textra" earlier on in this thread, but if not, "Textra."

It has customization (dark theme including black) and personalizations for idnividual contacts. It's nice to know who is texting by the tone that sounds.

Spurred partly by coincidence and partly by the comments here, I've been revisiting some apps I'd used previously (8sms, EvolveSMS, etc.) and trying some I hadn't (Google Messenger). I still find I can't let go of Textra. Any others I try fall short in some meaningful way for me.

The one thing I do wish Textra would change is the width of the text bubbles. I do like sent and received messages to be on opposite sides, but they can surely extend the text bubbles to 2/3 or even 3/4 of the screen width. Probably my only quibble, and it isn't a major one.

 

[doogald]

I uninstalled Textra and went back to Google Messenger for one reason only: I have an app that watches for unread text messages and reminds me every 20 minutes until I read them. Textra break those apps - it doesn't use the phone's internal message store but instead does it on its own. It does have repeat notifications, but they are every 2 minutes, and there is nothing more annoying than hearing that tone every two minutes as I drive, waiting for a chance to stop...

Otherwise, it's a solid, great app with great added features over most other messaging apps, and free to boot.

 

[this_is_nascar]

I uninstalled Textra and went back to Google Messenger for one reason only: I have an app that watches for unread text messages and reminds me every 20 minutes until I read them. Textra break those apps - it doesn't use the phone's internal message store but instead does it on its own. It does have repeat notifications, but they are every 2 minutes, and there is nothing more annoying than hearing that tone every two minutes as I drive, waiting for a chance to stop...

Otherwise, it's a solid, great app with great added features over most other messaging apps, and free to boot.

Which text reminder app are using?

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[doogald]

Which text reminder app are using?

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Missed Text Reminder by Murry Electronics in the Play Store. I've also tried Missed call reminder by DO Software, but the other one is just for texts, and that's all I need.

 

[this_is_nascar]

Thx.

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[VZWsucks]

I've tried just about all of them but find myself always returning to the stock app - but I do use SwiftKey.

I use stock with SK as well.

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[88horizon5speed]

Google messenger, for some reason I like using all google apps when possible. I wish I could disable the stock Motorola one cause I dont like having it enabled and not used (aka can't wait for root!)

 

[leehardballer12]

I've been using Google Messenger and like it for the most part. Sometimes a message will have the 'message not sent, tap to try again' under it even though I usually get a reply to the message that supposedly wasn't sent. Weird....
I find it happens when I switch out of that conversation, or out of the app itself, before it has finished sending.
My 16yr old is all about Verizon's Message + app. I did use it and liked it. I'm pretty sure it had the option to take a pic and attach it to a SMS right inside the app before the Google Messenger app did.

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[KPMcClave]

My 16yr old is all about Verizon's Message + app. I did use it and liked it. I'm pretty sure it had the option to take a pic and attach it to a SMS right inside the app before the Google Messenger app did.

I was surprised at how much I liked the Messages+ app when I tried it out. I like the ability to customize notification tones especially, but the visual customizations are fun to tinker with, too.

The deal breaker for me was that you can't customize *Contacts* only Conversations. So, in order to save the customizations you've made for an individual, you would have to save at least one message from a prior Conversation.

I know for some folks this probably isn't a big deal as they don't clean up their messages, but I generally keep my inbox cleared of anything but active conversations. To have an inbox filled with dozens of Conversations just to save the personalizations was more than I can handle.

I'm not sure why they do it that way. I have given them feedback on this, FWIW.

 

[Snareman]

I was surprised at how much I liked the Messages+ app when I tried it out. I like the ability to customize notification tones especially, but the visual customizations are fun to tinker with, too.

The deal breaker for me was that you can't customize *Contacts* only Conversations. So, in order to save the customizations you've made for an individual, you would have to save at least one message from a prior Conversation.

I know for some folks this probably isn't a big deal as they don't clean up their messages, but I generally keep my inbox cleared of anything but active conversations. To have an inbox filled with dozens of Conversations just to save the personalizations was more than I can handle.

I'm not sure why they do it that way. I have given them feedback on this, FWIW.

Same problem here. I use Chomp because I like all of the customizability with notifications etc. I just went and tried Google Messenger again, but I can't do that so I'm heading back to Chomp.

 

[Hanko]

+1 For both. Anyone know how to disable the stock app yet w/out root?

 

[Ping Man]

I use Textra. Very fast, and small app size. Has just the right amount customization. I've never had any issues. I tried Google Messenger a couple of times, but always go back to Textra. What are advantages of Google Messenger over Textra? I can't seem to find any.