Best SMS app that will NOT...

PauByrd · Jul 12, 2011

Can anyone suggest the best SMS app that will not slow my phone up or use too much battery? Thank you!

ColdStart · Jul 12, 2011

What's wrong with the app that came pre-packaged with the phone? Works fine for me.

lvpre · Jul 13, 2011

Try Handcent. Works well for me and doesn't kill battery life or slow down the phone.

sb65 · Jul 13, 2011

ColdStart said:
What's wrong with the app that came pre-packaged with the phone? Works fine for me.

When texting, the "focus" frequently jumps to the first line of the conversation, so if you have traded 40 or so texts, it is a PITA to scroll back down 2 or 3 times when trying to type out a msg. It seems to have gotten worse with the 2.3 upgrade. I reported this when I first got my Evo Shift and HTC claims it is a known Android messaging bug. Why they don't fix it is beyond me. I will be changing to Handcent or another messaging app soon.

EmoTonyB · Jul 13, 2011

i use ChompSMS and have seen no problems with battery drain or phone lag. and i also used to ahve the cursor jump problem with the stock messeging app and i have not had it since i switched to chomp.

PegS · Jul 13, 2011

I use GoSMS, which is great and versatile.

slurp812 · Jul 17, 2011

sb65 said:
When texting, the "focus" frequently jumps to the first line of the conversation, so if you have traded 40 or so texts, it is a PITA to scroll back down 2 or 3 times when trying to type out a msg. It seems to have gotten worse with the 2.3 upgrade. I reported this when I first got my Evo Shift and HTC claims it is a known Android messaging bug. Why they don't fix it is beyond me. I will be changing to Handcent or another messaging app soon.

Some here.... but I delete my texts when there are too many. I hadn't even thought of a 3rd party app till I read this thread, thanks!

SyDiko · Jul 19, 2011

ColdStart said:
What's wrong with the app that came pre-packaged with the phone? Works fine for me.

The stock messenging app, doesnt support using the enter key to send messages.

GoSMS, was the messenging app of choice for me, as it supports everything that I want from an app. It's also free and doesn't have any ads!

jigsaw · Jul 20, 2011

ColdStart said:
What's wrong with the app that came pre-packaged with the phone? Works fine for me.

you cannot change the font size.

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