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Best Messaging App.

Just wanted to share the best messaging app to date.
App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra
Emoji Plug-in
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra.emoji
Its in the Play Store why you so hype?
Well I've spent countless hours trying to get a good sms app. I've tried them all Go SMS, Chomp SMS (Same Developers BTW), Handcent, AOSP Messaging, Etc... and they tend to get laggy at some point or lack group messaging or both. In other words i'm just trying to share my happiness.
You Welcome.

Give facebook messenger a try it works . Lots of emojis... btw I don't even use Facebook
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Trying it out now...looks good so far
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deeznutz1977 said:
Give facebook messenger a try it works . Lots of emojis... btw I don't even use Facebook
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I would say facebook messenger would definitely be 2nd best in my opinion. I dont like the loading time on it besides that it is filled with features. Textra is just so quick and it just works. By the way anyone who likes the facebook messenger notification bubbles should look into Ninja SMS. Textra and Ninja SMS work great together.

Seems great. Am i just missing something though? The description in the play store says it is semi customizable. I don't see any customization options besides the color of the default icon when a message is received.
Edit: re read the description and everything makes sense now. I thought they had theme options and stuff. Oh well! I'm definitely keeping this app and waiting for their next update. Thanks
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Just tried this, haven't found anything as good as Sliding Messaging yet though. It's got three different layouts and the emoji are so much better.

Just tried it and it missing a lot that handcent has. Customize options. Also does not have any themes to it. I think in a few months after a lot of feedback it might be good

We chat is cool with the audio messaging
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FtZ said:
Just wanted to share the best messaging app to date.
App
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra
Emoji Plug-in
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.textra.emoji
Its in the Play Store why you so hype?
Well I've spent countless hours trying to get a good sms app. I've tried them all Go SMS, Chomp SMS (Same Developers BTW), Handcent, AOSP Messaging, Etc... and they tend to get laggy at some point or lack group messaging or both. In other words i'm just trying to share my happiness.
You Welcome.
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Thank you for sharing. I actually installed it and it works so far so.good now. Group text is flawless. Much faster than stock Message app.
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This kind of annoys me because I paid for Chomp.... Why not just integrate the features. Oh, I know! Let's make a new app to get more money if and when we make it a paid app.... Maybe?

I like sliding messaging.
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I like the fact that it has emoji integration but the app itself looks hideous. It's attempt at trying to be holo looks like a crossbreed between sense and gingerbread. Nonetheless it works fine.

deeznutz1977 said:
Give facebook messenger a try it works . Lots of emojis... btw I don't even use Facebook
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How do you use Facebook messenger without a Facebook?

moSess said:
This kind of annoys me because I paid for Chomp.... Why not just integrate the features. Oh, I know! Let's make a new app to get more money if and when we make it a paid app.... Maybe?
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Are you referring to Textra? I've been using Chomp for the past year.

rubberwheels said:
Are you referring to Textra? I've been using Chomp for the past year.
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Yeah. I've emailed them and am waiting for a response. Curious as to how they will Respond

Beast84 said:
How do you use Facebook messenger without a Facebook?
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I have a fb account, the only thing ive used it for is logging into sites
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xamadeix said:
I like sliding messaging.
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+1 to sliding message sux it doesn't do mms but sweet none the less
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Differences between Textra and Chomp?
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Textra seems like a simplified version of Chomp. With the swipe to return to conversation list. You can't change the colors of the chats.

Has anybody tried Invi?
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Updated with Hangouts v2.0.122 with working sms/mms & 4.4 KB with emoji .(dl link)

Updated with Hangouts v2.0.122 with working sms/mms & 4.4 KB with emoji .(dl link)
Here's the new hangouts .. The new Hangouts v2 brings SMS integration, GIFs and more into the already stellar messaging experience. ×××× Edit××× updated hangouts v2.0.122 originally from phandroid http://phandroid.com/2013/10/31/hangouts-v2-download/ ...
Fix for video chat. Copy this.. https://db.tt/Ls5uhNAt ....to system/lib fix permissions and reboot...
4.4 keyboard with emoji https://www.dropbox.com/s/p0lobeerbgymeo4/LatinImeGoogle.apk

deeznutz1977 said:
Here's the new hangouts .. The new Hangouts v2 brings SMS integration, GIFs and more into the already stellar messaging experience. http://bit.ly/16R4tGr originally from phandroid http://phandroid.com/2013/10/31/hangouts-v2-download/
4.4 keyboard with emoji https://www.dropbox.com/s/p0lobeerbgymeo4/LatinImeGoogle.apk
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Thank you for sharing.. I like this new google keyboard. And the hangouts.
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JoshBeach said:
Thank you for sharing.. I like this new google keyboard. And the hangouts.
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No problem.. Can someone please check. Hangouts and see if it fc on MMS. Or .gif. MMS worked till I attempted to sent a .gif now it just force closed
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I'm getting force closes as well... No mms either
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Yea mms makes hangouts fc until I delete app data
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Same here, MMS causing FC's
Nexus ONE

It also FCs when it asks to confirm my number with gvoice

ReelFiles said:
It also FCs when it asks to confirm my number with gvoice
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gvoice isnt supported for sms usage on hangouts at all

XxSilent.NightmarexX said:
gvoice isnt supported for sms usage on hangouts at all
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It popped up on it's own asking for confirmation. I don't use my gvoice number except to forward calls to it to my cell.

ReelFiles said:
It popped up on it's own asking for confirmation. I don't use my gvoice number except to forward calls to it to my cell.
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Download the version i posted earlier from Android Police and see if its working any better.

XxSilent.NightmarexX said:
gvoice isnt supported for sms usage on hangouts at all
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Not yet at least....
https://plus.google.com/app/basic/1...ic/stream/z12adjoxspeaul03w23qdztx1yart1zrc04
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dragonstalker said:
Download the version i posted earlier from Android Police and see if its working any better.
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That one won't even start at all for me on Wicked. It's no biggie, I never use hangouts anyway, I was just curious.

Seems like we will need to wait till some fix is done or till Google officially will update the app for everyone
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vikramdhani said:
Seems like we will need to wait till some fix is done or till Google officially will update the app for everyone
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Yup this is the one thing I really wanted.. Google will have to fix it... Or a Dev....
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deeznutz1977 said:
Yup this is the one thing I really wanted.. Google will have to fix it... Or a Dev....
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I'm thinking, it's missing a link to another app. Like it's looking for default sms, not actually having sms functionality itself. I saw a thread somewhere that had 4.4 apk pull from the Nexus. See if somebody can find the 4.4 SMS see if it installs then try again.

dragonstalker said:
I'm thinking, it's missing a link to another app. Like it's looking for default sms, not actually having sms functionality itself. I saw a thread somewhere that had 4.4 apk pull from the Nexus. See if somebody can find the 4.4 SMS see if it installs then try again.
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Has anyone pulled a log to see whats up with it?
There's a lot of nexus stuff floating around lately
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cbucz24 said:
Has anyone pulled a log to see whats up with it?
There's a lot of nexus stuff floating around lately
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No i haven't But i can

The default sms app is hangouts. Look at the system dump of the nexus 5, no native sms app but hangouts.
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XxSilent.NightmarexX said:
The default sms app is hangouts. Look at the system dump of the nexus 5, no native sms app but hangouts.
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That doesn't sound right. Not like google to "force you to use" an app.
If that so, then my theory is shot.

dragonstalker said:
That doesn't sound right. Not like google to "force you to use" an app.
If that so, then my theory is shot.
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Hangouts is pretty much imessage but multiplatform, also kit kat has a new feature where you can get another sms app and make it the default one of you'd like. So it's giving you more freedom if anything.
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Google Hangouts with SMS/MMS integration

Enjoy people, working perfectly on my Note 3 and my wife's S3
http://www.mediafire.com/?1rkzhdaiq2pfura
Edit: MMS seems to be crashing the app, forcing me to clear data to get the app up and running again after. Developing...
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I tried to send a picture and it just kept force closing. I got it from the original g+ post.
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You, sir are correct. Got mine from the same post. MMS crashes the app if you try to send a photo. Had to go into App Info and clear data to get it working again
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Mms and location sharing freeze app. Going back to old school ways until a better versions released.
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dragonfly1113 said:
Mms and location sharing freeze app. Going back to old school ways until a better versions released.
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Yeah, unfortunately, I concur. I also was planning for this to be a more unified client than it is. Instead of merging the hangouts and SMS threads it keeps them separate. I was expecting it to be like the iMessage client for iOS: Data message unless the recipient doesn't have the app or you have no data connection, SMS for the rest
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Does it work with Google Voice?

Had the same problem. Once I installed all the other apps from the N5 from droid life the problem went away. May had something to do with the update of play services or launcher
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Sorry I was wrong. It is still crashing on me. Didn't realize my buddy was using hangouts and not his default messenger.
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Good for me so far. I installed all the new apps

Can't get notifications to work when I receive a text, crashes when I send an MMS.
I'll wait for the official one to hit the playstore.
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solo24 said:
Had the same problem. Once I installed all the other apps from the N5 from droid life the problem went away. May had something to do with the update of play services or launcher
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Yeah, installed everything and it still crashes. Can't even get the new Google Now search to work, despite cycling languages as instructed. In a side note, the new keyboard is nice though.
Niviac said:
Can't get notifications to work when I receive a text, crashes when I send an MMS.
I'll wait for the official one to hit the playstore.
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For me, the notification alert sound and bubble pops up in the status bar, but I don't get a blinking notification light.
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loggainsd said:
Good for me so far. I installed all the new apps
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You're MMS works? Location sharing works? Receiving MMS works?
All the above leads to a crash for me. Tested the app on my wife's Galaxy S3 and everything works flawlessly. Ugh
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i have location working but not mms...keeps crashing

Xerrus said:
You're MMS works? Location sharing works? Receiving MMS works?
All the above leads to a crash for me. Tested the app on my wife's Galaxy S3 and everything works flawlessly. Ugh
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Nope. Just tested this morning and MMS crashes it. Location seems fine for me though.

Come on folks, obviously the new Google apps are making use of the API's in 4.4 that aren't going to work properly on 4.3. This is the reason even something like Maps has different current versions floating around depending what you're running. There's going to be bugs just side loading this from a system image especially for a new app like hangouts that's now being deeply integrated into the system in 4.4.

zepfloyd said:
Come on folks, obviously the new Google apps are making use of the API's in 4.4 that aren't going to work properly on 4.3. This is the reason even something like Maps has different current versions floating around depending what you're running. There's going to be bugs just side loading this from a system image especially for a new app like hangouts that's now being deeply integrated into the system in 4.4.
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what he said!

zepfloyd said:
Come on folks, obviously the new Google apps are making use of the API's in 4.4 that aren't going to work properly on 4.3. This is the reason even something like Maps has different current versions floating around depending what you're running. There's going to be bugs just side loading this from a system image especially for a new app like hangouts that's now being deeply integrated into the system in 4.4.
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I'm sure we're all quite aware of that. Thank you for pointing out blatantly obvious things.
No one here is saying "WTF Google why you no make teh hangoutz werk for mah Note before official release?! "
We're merely conversing, seeing if these problems are shared by all, or just some. So pump the brakes and cool your jets.
The simple fact it works
Flawlessly on my wife's Galaxy S3 and not my Note 3 makes me curious and eager to see if there are tweaks on our end that can nudge the software into a happy place.
That being said, constructive and helpful people who manage to find workarounds or anything helpful to get their MMS working without crashing the app, hop in and share!
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Video calling crashes in Hangouts 2.0 unless you've got this and put it in system/lib

NeoMagus said:
Video calling crashes in Hangouts 2.0 unless you've got this and put it in system/lib
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Excellent, Thank you. That solves one problem.
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t3project said:
what he said!
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I wonder what the problem really is because mms works perfectly fine on my note 2 with 4.2.1
I have updated the play services and hangouts ....won't work with this note 3 though

New Hangouts apk

Thanks to user Luke Olsen for posting this https://plus.google.com/app/basic/stream/z13zsdhwxmeoj3ubg04cixyh5tesidmz3ek it has sms integration that is confirmed working
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Well, ergonomics seem as ****ty as always. Can't understand how I choose between SMS and hangout channels. Typing a name brings out hundreds of "google+ suggestions" I have never heard of, instead of bringing out my local google contacts.
What the hell ?

Is anyone else having issues with video calling after installing the new apk?
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Tone_Capone said:
Is anyone else having issues with video calling after installing the new apk?
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I would actually like to know this, cause I've heard of these problems from other people installing this apk

shoe-jitsu said:
I would actually like to know this, cause I've heard of these problems from other people installing this apk
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From what I've heard and read, it isn't working at all
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here is a Fix for the Video chat not working...
download this lib
https://app.box.com/s/5utx4s0okhlq7hq73pu2
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/system/libs
you have to have root and a file manager (i used FX File Manager)
this will FIX the force close when trying to do a video chat
Im on Sprint G-Nex Running 10/26 CM Nightly
Hope This Helps

Awesome!
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anyone have this working ok in conjunction with the new kitkat launcher/google now? I am getting a lot of hangout FC's. I used the v2 package from this same forum.
Edit: Never mind. Uninstalled the new version and reinstalled and now it's playing nicely.

As far as sms is concerned hangouts works perfectly.
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Can anyone receive any MMS?

Yep! I can without any issue.

I just tried with my work phone and haven't received any MMS... Not even in the stock messaging app did I get the MMS
I have no problem sending MMS
I am getting hangout force closes... Randomly
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Ep3n3wp said:
I just tried with my work phone and haven't received any MMS... Not even in the stock messaging app did I get the MMS
I have no problem sending MMS
I am getting hangout force closes... Randomly
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Uninstall hangout and and other 3rd party app. Reinstall.
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K.. I'll give that a shot.. I don't have any 3rd party text apps.. Just stock messaging app...
I'll remove Hangouts V2 and reinstall
Tia
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I get FC's with the new hangouts app too but it is only happening with the Google play services update required for the kk launcher
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Managed to get a fc when I sent myself a picture. Anyone else?
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Yup fc here

No MMS and random force closes... I have uninstalled and gone back to Hangouts V1....
Really wished it was fully working.. Was liking the SMS integration
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Why hasn't Google implemented quick reply to Hangouts yet? That was something I'd hoped would have come with this latest version. The interactive and expandable notifications are cool to see a full message content, but it sucks having to constantly enter in the new Hangouts app vs. just hitting quick reply or read with the CM 10.2 stock messaging app. I guess I was just spoiled.
On the plus side, I was able to receive an MMS last night, but when sending one, I get an fc. Oh well. Most people who I want to send pictures too have Hangouts and I just share a picture with them instead of MMS for the time being till that is fixed, or the official update is released on the Play Store.

Stock MMS vs Hangouts MMS

I was using the stock messaging app because I like it a lot and and I started to see that pictures looked like crap when sent to others even after changing the mms to 1000k. I then started using hangouts and saw that pictures are set more high quality, why is this happening on stock? This first image was sent via hangouts and the second image was using stock messaging app, you can see a big difference in quality
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you have the option to set mms to 1000k!? my stock app only goes to 300k! haha wtf

Yeah I'm on att but still when you attach the photo it's like 80kb which lowers the quality a lot
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I'd prefer to use hangouts but I send and receive a lot of pictures for work and am often on wifi. On hangouts I have to disable wifi to download the mms. On stock, I don't
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Wizard Knight said:
I'd prefer to use hangouts but I send and receive a lot of pictures for work and am often on wifi. On hangouts I have to disable wifi to download the mms. On stock, I don't
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Even on the new update?

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Even on the new update?
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Yup. Send fails over wifi. You'll receive a text saying you have an sms, but it won't successfully download until you go off wifi.
Mms is sent through the cell network so it makes sense, but the stock app works which makes me think it temporarily disables wifi in those situations. Why can't hangouts do the same?
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Yeah my stock app compresses too. I only got 100-300k options. Bummer too cuz I like it more than other messaging apps. If there's a fix to this I'd like to know.
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