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Alternative to Google's "Messages" app (for SMS) on Android? (play-lh.googleusercontent.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Does anyone know of an open-source alternative to Google's "Messages" app, which takes care of SMS/text messages on my phone?

I was looking for open-source alternatives on PlayStore and F-Droid but can't really find anything – most apps seem to target some extra purpose than simply handling SMSs.

(Edit: I'd like to stay away from the "Simple Mobile Tools" line because I don't know if it's open source, and I don't like the way they promoted some apps – forcing users to update to pro and similar.)

Cheers!

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I know what you mean. I've been using a reminder app called "recurrence" that is abandoned and it looks like its from the android 7 days. When you find something that fits the need just right it takes more than lack of updates to prompt a move to something else. Aside from if there are security issues that aren't getting patched.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah, they're like works of art - no need to keep adding strokes!