root and freeze with titanium app

 

Sent/received texts are stored in a central pool on your phone which the stock AND all 3rd party apps all tap into.

To stop the stock message app notifying you of incoming messages, open it up then
menu>settings>notifications (untick)

Warning: If you want sent/received sms showing in your call logs, then handcent/go sms dont seem to do this. Only sms sent/received messages via the stock app also makes a log entry here. I have notified both hancent and go sms about this but didnt receive an answer. I will keep tabs on their updates tho.

 

Phone>contacts>menu>more>display options>Only contacts with phone numbers (tick)

 

i just deleted Mms.apk from System/App folder using Root Explorer.
it seems to have removed the stock messaging app with no side effects (so far)

one thing that pleases me is it seems to have stopped messages appearing in my call log, which just seemed like a stupid addition and clutters it up from my calls.

 

i done it just before i posted, i just wanted the messages to stop showing in my call logs.
removing the app seemed to work, i always used Handcent instead

 

Ive installed. Go Launcher, and with it Go Contacts. In there is an option to disable showing facebook/google etc contacts. Much nicer than tge stock app, and works great with handcent.

I had all of the same issues you had, and it was ready to send it back until i started using the GO apps. All free as well

 

Hey Jimmy glad you liking it you need to adjust the friends settings in facebook itself. I've found that that issuse only happens with certain apps. If you have never rooted b4 I would advise not too as it will void warranty if you ever need to have it fixed etc. I flashed mined though sso have the latest firmware, as for hiding apps just create a group of all The apps you want in the App screen and have it set to that only.

Give me a shout if your wanting advice etc or more tips

 

i also use GO apps, GOsms is much better sms app and it lets you tick which one you want as default.