Looking for FOSS SMS app recommendations. (Android 14)
Looking for FOSS SMS app recommendations. (Android 14)
Looking for a FOSS SMS app that is fully compatible with Android 14. I've had issues with finding one, I used to use (I think) QKSMS, but it started to crash when I upgraded to LOS 21. Now I just use the LineageOS SMS app, I think it is AOSP messages.
What SMS apps do you use? No required features. Scheduled texts are nice, though.
I don't use one but if I did want an open source one I think I'd give the fossify tools a look.
Basically they forked all the Simple mobile apps when some dodgy company bought them so I'm pretty sure all the fossify forks are safe.
I use their gallery app with no issue.
@owatnext have a look at the Fossify app suite. The name says it all!
:github: https://github.com/FossifyOrg
:github: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/MessagesSilence is nice.
It also allows e2e encryption with other Silence users by exchanging keys via SMS.
Oh, wow, nice.
This is an old idea, glad to see someone continuing it.
I was using Silence but had issues with the encryption settings
It is not well maintained
- Deku SMS: has AES encryption support but is kinda shady, has trackers?
- Fossify Messages: simple, based on AOSP messages
- LineageOS Messages: modern and simple, based on AOSP messages, but no APKs available and not installable on other Androids with the APPID they use
I use Partisan-SMS (PSMS) it's a fork of QKSMS with optional encryption
That compared to Quik?
Quik is huge, 60MB for an SMS app... in my eyes it tries to do too much, like integration of random other protocols.
I used DekuSMS because of that but it doesnt allow texting phone numbers and Exodus shows it has a tracker
SMS messenger on fdroid, it should be orange with a text icon inside it
Oh wait, I think I am familiar with that one before.
You can also use fossify SMS messanger, its an uptodate fork of it, just got a new phone and I'm using fossifys fork of the whole suite