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Best SMS messaging app?

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jjp3186

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75% of my phone use is attributed to text messaging. So I recently downloaded Handcent and I'm liking it a lot. It's a lot better than the bland default messaging application. I really like how customizable it is. My only gripes are that I wish I could change the physical Handcent icon itself and maybe rename it to "Messaging" or something, also wish the reminder notifications had a few more options. Other than that it's a great app.

Any other good or better apps out there for text messaging?
 
I tried Handcent but didnt like it better than "SMS Unread Count". That combined with "Missed Call" and "Locale" Im a happy camper.
 
jjp3186 said:
75% of my phone use is attributed to text messaging. So I recently downloaded Handcent and I'm liking it a lot. It's a lot better than the bland default messaging application. I really like how customizable it is. My only gripes are that I wish I could change the physical Handcent icon itself and maybe rename it to "Messaging" or something, also wish the reminder notifications had a few more options. Other than that it's a great app.

Any other good or better apps out there for text messaging?
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i just use the stock messaging icon and use handcent as the default sms app.that way when you touch the stock icon it launches handcent.
 
CatsTide said:
i just use the stock messaging icon and use handcent as the default sms app.that way when you touch the stock icon it launches handcent.
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How did you do that? When I use the stock icon, it launches the default sms app at first to show my message list, then when i click on a message to view it, it switches to handcent.
 
I too use Handcent the only problem I have with it is that I cannot get a custom background to display properly. I'm thinking this is because they need to upgrade it for the Droid.
 
jjp3186 said:
How did you do that? When I use the stock icon, it launches the default sms app at first to show my message list, then when i click on a message to view it, it switches to handcent.
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when i launched the sms icon it asked me which one i wanted to use.i checked use as default then selected handcent.
 
I don't know if you've tried ChompSMS, but I like it better than Handcent. I honestly liked the features, design and layout of Handcent better, but it constantly froze my on-screen keyboard, or the application would slowdown, hang or crash. I've been using Chomp since I removed Handcent, and even though the colorful chat bubbles are #$*^ing annoying, it's much more stable.

If you need to reset the shortcuts target, you have to go into application settings and use the "Clear Defaults" button on Handcent. After that, clicking the normal messaging icon should yield a popup asking which app you would like to use. I'm pretty sure this should work.
 
I had the latest chompsms Beta 2.1.3 maybe?, and it seemed alright. It wasnt updated yet for the droids screen, and I believe it still didnt allow MMS. Have those two things been corrected?
 
I use chompSMS Beta as well, and the colors are nice lol, just iPhone-esque. It's not yet ready for the Droid, but it's almost there. Main reason for why I use it is because it allows the enter key to be used as a SEND button. If Handcent used that, then maybe I'd go back to them. Other than that I give props to Handcent for giving an option to split up and send multiple texts for messages that go over 160 characters, which I do often.
 
icstars989 said:
I had the latest chompsms Beta 2.1.3 maybe?, and it seemed alright. It wasnt updated yet for the droids screen, and I believe it still didnt allow MMS. Have those two things been corrected?
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Hmm.. I haven't noticed anything unusual about the screen yet. It seems to fill the screen and look just fine. As far as MMS, I received a picture today that came in with no issues. I haven't tried sending MMS yet, I don't really use it.
 
I have used handcent sms (two different times actually) and both times ended up uninstalling it. There are many features I really like but it definitly seemed to make things a little slow and I really didn't like the bubble chat idea (I was constantly having to scscroll up and down to read long messages).

But my MAIN problem is that when I get a notification up in the notification bar (which I supposedly disabled) the only way to make it go away is to hit clear. I know that sounds petty but that was my main complaint.

Other than handcent and that chomp program what are some good SMS programs?
 
cc16177 said:
I have used handcent sms (two different times actually) and both times ended up uninstalling it. There are many features I really like but it definitly seemed to make things a little slow and I really didn't like the bubble chat idea (I was constantly having to scscroll up and down to read long messages).

But my MAIN problem is that when I get a notification up in the notification bar (which I supposedly disabled) the only way to make it go away is to hit clear. I know that sounds petty but that was my main complaint.

Other than handcent and that chomp program what are some good SMS programs?
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Those are the only two complete messaging replacements that I'm aware of. If anybody knows of some other, lesser known apps, I'd love to try them.
 
Yeah, Chomp allows MMS to be sent to you, but last time I used it, it still didnt support you sending MMS out. So, I wasnt sure if that was included in the new version or not.
 
Chomp Sms is the greatest. Newly added to the market (on the moto droid, was on the G1 that my friend had) and it is a newer version with 0 problems at all. None that I can find at least.
 
I like the stock one way better than Handcent. The only plus of Handcent is that it allows to send sounds/ringtones which I use.
 
Hmmm... now I am having a weird problem. I can't send messages? And I don't mean MMS or anything just a regular old text message. The weirdest part is I'm not getting an error message or anything I just can't click "send". I tried to make it so when I press enter it sends and that wouldn't work either. I have rebooted the phone with no luck and was hoping for some suggestions before I end up un installing chomp (which I reeeaaalllyyy don't wanna do). Oh, and under the send button on the screen it says 0 credits left... dpes that mean anything?
 
cc16177 said:
Hmmm... now I am having a weird problem. I can't send messages? And I don't mean MMS or anything just a regular old text message. The weirdest part is I'm not getting an error message or anything I just can't click "send". I tried to make it so when I press enter it sends and that wouldn't work either. I have rebooted the phone with no luck and was hoping for some suggestions before I end up un installing chomp (which I reeeaaalllyyy don't wanna do). Oh, and under the send button on the screen it says 0 credits left... dpes that mean anything?
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Check your settings. Make sure you have it set to send through your carrier and not through the ChompSMS network.
 
Another vote for Handcent. It is completely customizable. Every post I've read here about an issue with Handcent, there's an option for. (Obviously with exception to the freezing part which I've not encountered)
 
vincentp said:
I honestly liked the features, design and layout of Handcent better, but it constantly froze my on-screen keyboard, or the application would slowdown, hang or crash.
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This was a major problem for me and Handcent. I noticed the lag immediately. None of those nice features matter to me if it takes me 3 times as long to type a message. I also made twice as many mistakes because the delay through me off. It's too bad, because Handcent really did offer some incredible improvements over the stock app.
 
Grizzld said:
This was a major problem for me and Handcent. I noticed the lag immediately. None of those nice features matter to me if it takes me 3 times as long to type a message. I also made twice as many mistakes because the delay through me off. It's too bad, because Handcent really did offer some incredible improvements over the stock app.
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you might consider trying it some more...it works fine on mine.you might have another setting or app that is conflicting with it.
 
does anyone have the problem with handcent SMS where the keyboard disappears after like 60-70 characters when typing a message, its super frustrating and takes forever for the keyboard to come back up after you click it..

anyone else experiencing this?
 
Starting to use Handcent and I think I like it. It allows me to select a contact's alternate SMS number I have saved for GoogleVoice. The default app doesn't seem to be able to do this.
 
I like the OEM messenger. I just added SMS Popup to compliment it. I had handcent for a week but got tired of the shortfalls and constant updates. Still not sure if they have fixed the MMS issue to other Droid users or not. I have been happy with SMS popup. Maybe someday I will try Chomp.
 
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