1 yr. ago • 87%

Good Android Text App?

The stock app converts my longer texts into a URL with broken text, which is frustrating. I used to use Signal until they dropped SMS support. Any good alternatives?

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QKSMS has been great over the past year and change I've used it. Simple, clean and customizable. Simple SMS Messenger is another solid option as well.

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- @shreddy_scientist @LazerDickMcCheese what about an app with RCS solution to replace Messages Google ?
  
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  RCS, while a solid concept, was never adopted in a major way. It seems like only the Samsung and Google messengers have RCS functionality. I use Signal for encrypted messaging, just wish more folks I know used it regularly.
  
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  Might be a UK thing but I despise rcs so many damn times I sent a message only to be told days later it couldn't be delivered. In my mind it's inferior to sms because at least that's gets there pretty instantly.
  
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Simple SMS Messenger https://f-droid.org/packages/com.simplemobiletools.smsmessenger/

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- Thank you! I'll try this one Update: it works well so far
  
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As counter intuitive as this sounds, Google Messages will be the most private SMS app. It's got a big user base so RCS usage will be pretty frequent, which means e2ee and better messaging overall. That's more private when you compare it to other SMS apps which have zero RCS. The main fault though is that RCS needs to be supported a lot better on Android.

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- I appreciate the insight, but I'm not making the jump based on privacy. I have an issue involving my texts (seemingly at random) converting themselves to a broken url and erasing my message. I changed apps so I can text people without worrying about my message getting removed, plus FOSS is something I support on principle
  
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Simple SMS Messenger is what I use for SMS texts

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Key Messages rocks. Comes with built-in badword filter and some other nifty config.

Not open source though.

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Why are you texting? Use some modern method like WhatsApp or Telegram

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- does he really need to justify what he does and why?
  
  if the question doesn't interest you, go away, read another post! Try skipping stones!
  
  qksms +1
  
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- While I won't judge OP for using SMS, if you're looking for a better alternative, don't use WhatsApp (owned by meta) or telegram (not really secure at all), rather use signal.
  
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  Your suggestion for what he should use instead of Signal, is Signal??
  
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- All my friends have phone numbers, none of them have WhatsApp or Telegram.
  
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  My thoughts exactly. Sounds good on paper, but it wouldn't be possible for me
  
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