pglpmAug 14, 2023

Alternative to Google's "Messages" app (for SMS) on Android?

https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/2119036

Alternative to Google's "Messages" app (for SMS) on Android? - SDF Chatter

Does anyone know of an open-source alternative to Google’s “Messages” app [https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging], which takes care of SMS/text messages on my phone? I was looking for open-source alternatives on PlayStore and F-Droid [https://f-droid.org/] but can’t really find anything – most apps seem to target some extra purpose than simply handling SMSs. Cheers!

Show threadyoungerpantsAug 14, 2023

I used to use all the Simple tools, even paid for them, unfortunately the dev changed monetization to a shitty model and I got locked out.

Since then I moved to QKSMS. Its on F-Droid and despite some initial quirks I’m very happy with it.

Show threadpglpmAug 14, 2023

@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] – thank you for QKSMS, it sounds good. Strange because it doesn’t appear with an “SMS” search on F-Droid – but now I got the link :)

Note: I read some users recently complaining about it missing some SMS; let’s see if that’s still a problem.

QKSMS - Apps on Google Play

Love texting again. The most beautiful messaging app for Android.

Show threadAnafabulaAug 14, 2023

The play store version is out of date (version 3.9.2, last updated 2021-02-07).

You should get it from F-Droid or Github (version 3.10.1, last updated 2023-01-16/2023-01-19).

Show threadmonobot
Last code update was 28th of October 2021. github.com/moezbhatti/qksms - almost two years of no maintenance. They probably just recompiled it for some reason for fdroid.
GitHub - moezbhatti/qksms: The most beautiful SMS messenger for Android

The most beautiful SMS messenger for Android. Contribute to moezbhatti/qksms development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Aug 14, 2023 at 7:37pmWeb
Show threadAnafabulaAug 15, 2023
3.10 is on a separate branch for some reason, but it’s not much
GitHub - moezbhatti/qksms: The most beautiful SMS messenger for Android

The most beautiful SMS messenger for Android. Contribute to moezbhatti/qksms development by creating an account on GitHub.

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