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Looking for alternative SMS app (startrek.website)

submitted 6 months ago by FoxyFerengi@startrek.website to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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Samsung is retiring it's messages app, and I don't want to install Google messages to replace it.

What apps are you using instead and what do you like or hate about them?

Edit: thank you for the suggestions :) This is more options than I was expecting!

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[–] techcelt@lemmy.ml 25 points 6 months ago (5 children)

Quik is the one I use. It has a nice design to it https://github.com/quik-sms/quik

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[–] eodur@piefed.social 6 points 6 months ago

Another for QUIK. I hate SMS, but QUIK is great.

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[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 6 points 6 months ago

I also use QUIK and love all its features, most especially the minimal and very customizable UI

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[–] ropatrick@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

The Fossify suite has a messages app. Available on Fdroid. No internet access, no trackers.

It's not as polished visually as the mainstream apps but works absolutely fine.

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[–] SteleTrovilo@beehaw.org 1 point 6 months ago

This looks great. I'm try it out today! I love that it handles MMS correctly.

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[–] lemmyng@lemmy.world 1 point 6 months ago

Can confirm! The newest fork of Quik has really improved the app! People reliably see my messages like they did on the Google Messages app.

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