[Paid Software Announcement and Discussion] klinkdawg24:
Thank you for the feedback. however, if you are suggesting that we use google's new side bar, i would suggest that you research it little more before posting that on a developer website. that is meant to be used for a completely different reason than our slide out menu. it would go completely against google's design principles to implement this because if things look the same, then they are suppose to act the same, ours would act nothing like what google does with the navigation pane.

If you seriously don't think it has been optimized since the beginning, i implore you to read our reviews and check comments on the app. it is finally at a point were it doesn't take people 10 seconds to switch conversations, we have added options for users to make things smoother, we have completely rewritten all of our array adapters and optimized all of our main activities. So if that doesn't count as optimizing and "improving", i really don't know what you are looking for. it is a completely different app than it was 3 months ago.

you are correct that we focus on new ideas, but isn't that what android is all about? doing something that hasn't been done before, that no one else has thought of and a level of customization that can't be found on any other platform. In my opinion, our app hits all of these categories. However, as i explained in the last paragraph, we completely optimized the background processes and it is a completely different app than it was way at the beginning. I think almost everyone on this forum would agree with me on that point. So it is hard to hear that from one of our supporters.

We include bug fixes with every single update and we are constantly trying new things to get the most out of every phone, but you can't honestly believe that it will perform the same on your original Galaxy s as it does on a S4 or nexus 4? We look to our userspace and adapt our app to what is best for the most amount of people. our users don't have phones that are 3 years old. every single person that we get emails from or posts on our beta group have the latest, most up to date phones. I doubt that there are many apps on the market with a bigger percentage of users on 4.3. So for you to call us out on not focusing all of our resources on the aging and the weaker phone, I ask you: why would we? that doesn't make sense and it doesn't help the most amount of users.

we set out to change the way people look at their messaging apps. if you don't think we have done a good job, do the same: make something that no one has done. Start a project and have people criticizing and constantly wanting more out of your work. We started from absolutely nothing and we have turned it into an app that we and thousands of other people are completely happy with. So if you don't think it is "improving" or up to your standards yet, i dare you to do better.

I am very sorry that you feel this way, but we are full time students who still put in 6-8 hours a day on the computer it seems. If you aren't happy with the performance, there are many ways and options to make it better. look at the dev tip that i wrote. it clearly explains what is going on and how to help it.

You are correct when you say that it upsets me to read this, but not because of the comments, i am sad that you can't see the full potential of the app we have created here and are one of the many people always just looking for more out of the 19 year old kids who code your messaging app. you seem like a smart person from your comments, so why not do it yourself if you aren't happy? see how it works, we didnt know much programming when we started, now i can safely say that we do though. Don't let the kids show you up.

thank you for reading and your consideration. We will continue to develop how we feel best and the way we feel benefits our users and the community. If you don't like that, then find another dev. I am sincerely sorry to be so upfront about it with you, but i also get uncomfortable by sitting back and letting people talk about what we have done when they have no idea what we have put into it and how little we get out of it for the time commitment and the stress.

We do it for the love of android and progress and if that isn't good enough for you, then tough.

I am sorry you feel that way, but it is simply untrue that no improvements have been made as of late