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Alternative to Google's "Messages" app (for SMS) on Android? (play-lh.googleusercontent.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by pglpm@lemmy.sdf.org to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml

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Does anyone know of an open-source alternative to Google's "Messages" app, which takes care of SMS/text messages on my phone?

I was looking for open-source alternatives on PlayStore and F-Droid but can't really find anything – most apps seem to target some extra purpose than simply handling SMSs.

(Edit: I'd like to stay away from the "Simple Mobile Tools" line because I don't know if it's open source, and I don't like the way they promoted some apps – forcing users to update to pro and similar.)

Cheers!

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[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago (7 children)

Really? I've been using Simple Gallery which I downloaded from F-Droid, and I've never seen such a thing.

The creator is Tibor Kaputa?

[–] pglpm@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

I don't know who's the creator. Here's the app – you can also see the complaints from some users:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.simplemobiletools.gallery

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I had to follow links all the way to github to discover this, but yes, it's the same person. Oddly, F-Droid doesn't seem linked to from anywhere, and the description on the web site seems to indicate the free versions of their apps have been abandoned, yet the version I have is fully functional and still receives regular updates.

This is the one I use: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.simplemobiletools.gallery.pro/

It's fully functional. If it's missing any features, then I sure don't notice.

[–] pglpm@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ha that's a fun mystery!!

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

I can see why the users with the Google Play version are unhappy. What the developer is asking for payment is very reasonable (especially since it's a one-time payment), but it looks like he wasn't upfront about this and opted for the good old-fashioned bait-and-switch.

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