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re: best SMS app for android?

Posted on 4/18/17 at 1:38 pm to
Posted by bbap
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Feb 2006
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Posted on 4/18/17 at 1:38 pm to
The textra ad is very annoying. I paid a dollar or two to upgrade to premium simply to remove the ad.
Posted by Uncle Stu
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Posted on 4/18/17 at 2:05 pm to
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works best with MightyText, which I use all day, every day
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112430 posts
Posted on 4/18/17 at 2:23 pm to
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Also I enjoy that I can have a new text wake the screen, see what the message is, and reply without unlocking the phone
You can do that on most texting apps nowadays.

I never tried Textra, maybe I'm missing out, I just don't know what it does that I need to have and can't do with the stock Android Messaging app. FWIW, I used to use Handcent which had the schedule feature, but I rarely used that schedule feature, so i'm not sure what Textra has that I'm missing.
This post was edited on 4/18/17 at 2:36 pm
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112430 posts
Posted on 4/18/17 at 2:37 pm to
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It sounds like a neat feature at first, but then I realized it doesn't solve any problems that a regular reminder can't handle, and it introduces new problems. What if you need to cancel a scheduled text before it sends, but you forgot that you set it up? You are forgetful, that's why you scheduled the text in the first place. With a reminder, it's just "oh yeah" and then you either send or don't send the message.

Could be wrong, but I'd imagine it alerts you about the scheduled text, and then you click send, as opposed to the scheduled text just going off at that time. Though I could be wrong. That's how it worked on Handcent, if I recall.
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112430 posts
Posted on 4/18/17 at 2:47 pm to
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works best with MightyText, which I use all day, every day

When on your computer with MightyText, is there a way to get a text to pop up in the top right corner and to quick reply to it...like on AirDroid or PushBullet?
Posted by Uncle Stu
#AlbinoLivesMatter
Member since Aug 2004
33811 posts
Posted on 4/18/17 at 6:18 pm to
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is there a way to get a text to pop up in the top right corner and to quick reply to it..

yes and yes

basic extension for chrome
Posted by shel311
McKinney, Texas
Member since Aug 2004
112430 posts
Posted on 4/18/17 at 6:33 pm to
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yes and yes

basic extension for chrome

Ah gotcha, thanks! i'll have to try MightyText again and grab that, see if it works out.
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