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

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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!

QKSMS all the way, you can schedule messages, block, archive, create back up, change colors. No ads.
PSA: QKsms has been crashing for me a lot on CalyxOS. Crashes when I try to change group chat title or when trying to unschedule a message (terrifying). Installing the previous version fixed it for me.