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[Android Apps and Games] Nightshadow931:
Yeah, it's getting pretty annoying.
[Android Apps and Games] wso277:
Have you guys tried chomp sms?
[Android Apps and Games] Listy2021:
Install 4.51 and don't upgrade seems to be the general consensus on here (it's what I did and haven't received any spam messages, etc.)
[Android Apps and Games] toxicpaulution:
I need something before 4.5 so it fixes my texting vibration.
[Android Apps and Games] Listy2021:
4.40 here: http://www5.zippyshare.com/v/71966604/file.html :good:
[Android Apps and Games] toxicpaulution:
Thanks but I found a 4.2 and I'm content with it. can't seem to get it to dropbox though lols
[Android Apps and Games] zelendel:
Well as the developer has not replied to this thread in months and no longer supports this thread on XDA and only uses it for advertising which is against XDA rules. I am closing it up.
[Android Apps and Games] jpen:
Could you make the screen come on when getting a text but keep it locked? I don't like it unlocking....if you could make it appear over the lock screen but you have to unlock to see the buttons on the popup like to reply or open or whatever that would be awesome!
[Android Apps and Games] BryanChung:
Yeah they seem to know about it but still unable to determine what cause it. But they say they will improve on the notifications. Let's hope it's soon.
[Android Apps and Games] quitlee:
I love this app, using it as replacement for the stock android messaging app. It's fast, clean, slick, and lag-less.

I use a Samsung Galaxy S i9000 (international), rooted, LauncherPro.

I tried using Go Launcher too, liked it, but I couldn't find replacement widgets that LauncherPro provides, so I switched back for now.

Problems I seek solutions to in GoSMS:

Notifications

: the notification system isn't solid enough, it notifies me only some of the times. I set the popup to unlock the screen, and to vibrate/ring.

Scenario 1: no vibration/ring, popup only after I press home button. My screen is unlocked after I dismiss/quick reply the popup, but my screen doesn't light up, so I'm not notified right away.

Scenario 2: There is a vibration/ring, the popup lights up the screen, I'm notified right away. Perfect. But the popup is slower than the sound/vibration; I usually see the "GO" icon in my notification bar right away, but I have to wait a couple seconds for the popup to show.

I'm really looking forward to an application that can completely replace the stock Android notification system, as it doesn't go away unless I click "clear" in the notification bar, or unless I go into the app itself, which is rare because I have widgets and popups and such.

I think you (the developers) should focus more on the speed/optimization and functionality of the app before satisfying the customizing/visually appealing aspects. Not saying these aren't important, but I think we can all agree that functionality is more important!

If you can do both at the same time without being too stressed out, EVEN BETTER!! :D

I'm really looking forward to the next update, hopefully my input will be helpful!

Again, I really like this app, keep up the great work!
[Android Apps and Games] BryanChung:
Can we change the vibrate duration if the phone is in vibrate mode only? :o it's too short now. So when my phone even vibrate, I do not even know.

There are times when my POPUP shows a strange blank sms with no contact.
[Android Apps and Games] Tinalv:
Agree +1111111
[Android Apps and Games] skylite:
I am using v1.19 and I have the same problem as xxwckdxx in comment 1 on my stock unrooted HTC Desire 2.2.
[Android Apps and Games] SK328CI:
Hey this app is exactly what I was looking for. much better then handcent hi. Dunno if this was mentioned but a "RESEND" option by holding down a message would be great. I usually get failed sends because of bad reception. A quick way to resend it would be awesome.
[Android Apps and Games] Kenzy-FIN:
Yeah, this would be great, make it as user orientated as possible :)
[Android Apps and Games] pprakash:
Had become my default app from Handcent. One observation with 1.19. Though I have set the theme to Dark. The message delete confirmation box shows with default color. Hope next update will include a fix for this.
[Android Apps and Games] BoscoTM:
Please make it more cutomizable, I would love to use this as my default sms app but the limited theme options has turned me off from it.
[Android Apps and Games] Product F(RED):
Is there a split option for us CDMA users yet? You know, since we can't send anything over 160 characters?
[Android Apps and Games] quitlee:
me too, i notice it locking again, but usually i finish replying before it does so. still, please fix!!

and yes like SK328CI said, a resend function is needed!!

For now, the way i around this is to long press the failed message, click "edit", and then send again.
[Android Apps and Games] iridaki:
It is great, I uninstalled ChompSMS, as the developers have come to be a little unhelpful.

A few bugs/suggestions I have to point out:

1. Sometimes the contact thumbnails on the conversation list do not appear and when I select one of those contacts the appication force closes.

2. When I send an sms with more than 1 part, I get a sent notification for each part (not really annoying, but maybe all those notifications could be merged into 1 icon with a round counter)

3. You should add a delivery report notification too.

4. On the popup the message font is too small.

5. You should add the option for LED notifications of different colors.

6. You should add the option for different notification settings per contact/group.

7. Sometimes it takes a while for the application to load my messages and I get a blank screen for 3-4 seconds when I open it.

8. Add translations (I can help you with the greek one, and I am sure that people here would love to lend you a hand with other languages too)

9. Add the option for unicode characters to be converted automatically so they can fit in a 160 characters per message.

Keep up the great work!!!!! :)
[Android Apps and Games] BryanChung:
Notifications fail for me again today. Sorry I'm giving up GO SMS. :(
[Android Apps and Games] rabrog:
I've been very pleased with it. The only pet peeve I have is that if I respond to a message in the pop-up, it should be marked as read and shouldn't show that I have unread messages, as if I responded to something, I read it.
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
My messages are marked as read after I reply in the pop-up. Is it not showing as read in GO SMS or in something like SMS Unread Count, ADW notifier, or LauncherPro indicator, or some other 3rd party app?
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
Please give v1.20 a try, Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] kevin2516:
THANKS FOR THE UPDATE!!!! I LOVE ITT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only thing i wish is that Go Launcher has support for custom docks like LauncherPro :(
[Android Apps and Games] jasonhtt:
I really like GO SMS! I have uninstalled Handcent and I'm very pleased with GO SMS.

Two suggestions from my side:

1. Configurable LED light notification (on/off, choice of color)

2. Possibility to mark message as read when closing the pop-up window. Right now it is marked as read only if I respond to it but not if I just close the pop-up. If the option to show the message body is on, then I would like the message to be in 'Read state' when the pop-up is dismissed.

Keep up the good work (on both the launcher and SMS apps)!
[Android Apps and Games] gloscherrybomb:
I cant see facebook contact pics despite having 1.20?
[Android Apps and Games] Khoral:
That's strange, cause on my phone (SGS), when I close the popup, the notification disappear and it's marked as read :/ (and I don't like it, as I can close the popup without reading the SMS)

Nice update, it's faster :)
[Android Apps and Games] look416:
pretty weird once i installed it i got an error, cant solve it
[Android Apps and Games] Product F(RED):
I refuse to use this until it splits messages.
[Android Apps and Games] capita:
Love the new dark bubbles theme! Having problems getting contact pictures to show up though. Some do, some don't. Anyone else having this issue?
[Android Apps and Games] skylite:
Minor bug in 1.20 (HTC Desire 2.2 Stock ROM)

Turn on snow in christmas theme in portrait mode, rotate to landscape and the snow only falls on the left half of the screen.

It works correctly only after opening a message (or visiting any other screen) and returning to inbox while in landscape.
[Android Apps and Games] Khoral:
Same thing on sgs, seems it's independent from the device.
[Android Apps and Games] server2007:
Hi, I've translated the APP to Russian. Please find resources in attachment. Please add it to the next build of APP. Contact me via e-mail This
[Android Apps and Games] BryanChung:
Maybe until Quick Compose function is available, I will come back to GO SMS to give it a try. For now, I'll stay with ChompSMS and take note of this topic on updates/developments on GO SMS. :)
[Android Apps and Games] server2007:
Hi, I translated the APP to Russian. Please find resources in attachment. Please add it to the next build of APP. Contact me via e-mail This
[Android Apps and Games] nx01_droid:
Texts 5hrs behind actual time on droidx

Incoming texts are being labeled as 5 hours behind actual time for me.

Android Version: 2.2.1

New update: Version 2.3.340.
[Android Apps and Games] fjsferreira:
No way to customize font size? Really? I'm 52yrs old and can't read any message... handcent it is :(
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
Thanks a lot for your help; keep in touch.
[Android Apps and Games] Showtime7:
This app is great, by far my favorite SMS app. But a few things I'd like to note about my experience:

1. Using G2 w/HTC Sense... MMS pictures come in small. When I open the same message in Sense Messaging, it's full size. Could be something with my rom or the app, I don't really know. But the same happened in Handcent, so that's either something to do with my rom or just a coincidence.

2. Everything else is awesome but I'd like some more customization options... Maybe a theme that goes well with Sense UI, and font customization! These are just suggestions, keep up the great work on this app devs!
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
This need your built-in Contacts app's support, that is, your friends' contact should have been linked with their facebook photo in built-in Contacts app.

The auto sync is not supported yet. If you have any suggestion about FB sync, welcome, Thanks for your help.
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
Thanks a lot, really helpfull, please always follow the latest version and feedback :)
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
Yes, it has, Please enable it in notification settings.
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
Sorry about that, actually, we always test the notification, but the issue always don't occur to my team :(, we are still trying our best to find out the root cause, and fix it. If you want, please give the v1.2 a try, and give me a feedback, Thanks for your help.
[Android Apps and Games] dEris:
Where is this option? Also, latest release, picture messages don't work. Well, I can't send them out. The delivery icon won't disappear and the person hasn't received the picture. I'm on a Huawei Ascend Android 2.1
[Android Apps and Games] mikeydooodie:
best sms app! but question when i updated to 1.20 i had a new style icon in my notification bar it kinda just looked like a dash. i liked it but i changed it to the black gosms icon then when i realized i wanted that dash back i couldnt find it. where can i get it? also in the notification bar can we get how many missing texts in a bubble? i coul dhave 5 missed texts but theres one notification icon with no bubble so i think i only have 1 when i really have more
[Android Apps and Games] Coedy:
Photos still dont work for me either.

I never use the auto sync option, I manually add everyones FB pic via the 'Join' option in the default contact list app.

No fb photos work for any of my contacts.
[Android Apps and Games] ImmortalZ:
Hey, a new release!

So I've been playing with it for a day or two now.

The enhancement in the black theme to distinguish sender and receiver is nice. But if I may, I think the better option would be to have the background in different shades instead of the font. It would be a bit more elegant I think.

Facebook contact pictures don't work for me either. They are all manually linked up in the stock CM6.1.1 contacts app.

Keep 'em coming! :)
[Android Apps and Games] Crossfire9:
I will definitely admit I didn't read the entire thread, but here are my thoughts about it so far;

-There needs to be (or if there is, how can you?) a way to change notification for just specific contacts. Handcent can do this and I need it!

This app is a ton faster than handcent, I really want to make the switch.
[Android Apps and Games] Project Legacy:
Removed Chomp SMS for the application,

runs smooth and nice inteface, just wish a little more customization will come along in the future
[Android Apps and Games] MrWicked1:
Been thinking about giving widget locker a try anyone been using the popup with it?
[Android Apps and Games] sag7392:
That's how I'm using it right now and it works great. I just hope the Dev's could make the box a little larger though.

Sent using the best of the best...the HTC EVO 4G!
[Android Apps and Games] johnrbrown1968:
I have the newest upgrade::

I noticed one odd item, in relation to timestamp ....

In the INBOX, I received a message today at 12:45PM ... it displays as 00:45PM ....

now, it shouldn't matter if I was using 12 hour, or 24 hour format, it would show as 12:45 or 12:45 .... 00:45 is am ......

I messed with all the time settings, and it doesn't change it. The timestamp inside of the individual thread shows correctly.

:::

I checked in my stock messaging app, and Inbox time shows correctly, 12:45 ... so I know it's not phone/ROM related.

Just a minor glitch, but wanted to point it out ....

Keep up the great work!!!

- John
[Android Apps and Games] Ivan Ooi:
Didn't retrieve my group :-(

Great app :-D i can search contact with chinese name using PinYin (GREAT!!) but didn't read my google contact group :-( That the only thing left else it will be 100% perfect to me

Thanks :-) can't wait for the next patch
[Android Apps and Games] double_ofour:
i completely uninstalled and dump my handcent totally and replaced by this app after a week of testing..

good job!..
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
Please ensure you have enable the options : Settings -Appearance Settings-Show contact picture. and after manually add everyones FB pic via the 'Join' option in the default contact list app, check whether the FB photos displayed in INBOX.

please feedback , Thanks for your help.
[Android Apps and Games] romuz:
Hi, could you provide event count in notifications to be used in apps like ADW Notifier

Now it gets a notification from Go SMS but cant determine how many unread messages present.

And thanks for great App.
[Android Apps and Games] by45:
Hi!

it's a really great app for sms. NICE UI! I really like it. little bit slow though..

and this app counts 2bytes when i click the space. (i'm using Korean).

could you make it to count 1byte for the blank in Korean?

oh I found one misspelled button "cancel" ->"cancle", when adding a photo slide to mms.
[Android Apps and Games] Coedy:
Nope, Even tried disabling it, killing the app, restarting the app, then re-enabling the option again.

Nothing.
[Android Apps and Games] reinbeau:
I've been using this now for over two weeks, the upgrade is very nice, and it plays well with WidgetLocker. Good job, keep those lovely themes coming, I adore the Christmas theme!!
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
Thanks, sure, more themes are coming.
[Android Apps and Games] happyllj:
Thanks, you get it in the current v1.3. hope you enjoy it.
[Android Apps and Games] rafao13:
I use SMS handcent. I'll try this, thanks :)
[Android Apps and Games] jpen:
this update made it damn near perfect...maybe a little faster and maybe add a feature so when the screen turns on for a received text you can set the amount of seconds the screen stays on for....other then that its great!!! thanks for all the hard work and have a merry christmas
[Android Apps and Games] quanp:
Contact pictures aren't working for me either.

I have picture contacts enabled but I don't see anything.

My default contacts have pictures synced from facebook but it seems as though gocent doesn't.
[Android Apps and Games] Ivan Ooi:
google group still not load :-(

updated to 1.30. google group still not read it in. any ?:-(
[Android Apps and Games] SK328CI:
just got the update, in the Go theme when i am inside a thread, the cloud background doesnt appear. if i move phone to landscape it appears and then back to regular it appears. but if i leave the thread and come back in, its gone again until i go to landscape and back
[Android Apps and Games] Phoenix Zero:
You guys are fantastic! Just updated to 1.30 and the customization options are superb. There are a few bugs such as the misspelling of "cancel", and when customizing the "dark" theme, it shows the theme in its bubble style even if you change to the linear format which makes it slightly difficult to visualize what it actually looks like. But the good news is, it always looks better in the actual SMS threads than in the editor.

Only thing I can see to add is the ability to change the LED color and frequency, and the ability to assign different LED colors to different contacts (very important! Currently using SMS Popup and will continue to until this feature is implemented).

Thanks so much for your dedication. I knew this would turn into something great and I appreciate your hard work!
[Android Apps and Games] MrWicked1:
keeps getting better and better great job on the update
[Android Apps and Games] PollPixx:
Really amazing update, thank you very much for listening to our wishes, this becomes the best SMS application available for android...

Sent from my x32 using the licking write method....man I am thirsty now!
[Android Apps and Games] timk1764:
This is a great looking and fast sms app, add quick text option to the quick reply window and this will easily replace handcent for me, if theres already an option to do it i haven't found it lol
[Android Apps and Games] lashay:
everytime i try to set a background image it says setting background failed why is that it worked before the update fine
[Android Apps and Games] reinbeau:
I think I've got a conflict going on. My notifications flash on, no time to read them, and there's nothing going into the notification bar. I do have Widgetsoid's new widget in the notification bar, I wonder if there's a conflict?
[Android Apps and Games] c00ller:
The new customization options are nice. I always wondered why Handcent and ChompSMS, and now GO SMS all have the exact same UI customization interface... the exact same options, even the slide up and down drawer is exactly the same. Is this some open-source thing or is everyone copying someone?
[Android Apps and Games] sohaib17:
The app is nice but startup is still laggy and it is not using notification led (xperia x10 2.1) don't know whether I'm the only one facing this or other xperia users are also facing this....

One more thing... if delivery reports are turned on, it is nearly impossible to send group sms, because as the report is recieved the contact to whom the msg is being sent get skipped... so in a group of 10 only 5,6 can be sent...

One last thing, an option to retry sending failed sms would be nice.

Overall a nice app but basic feature needs more attention than customization
[Android Apps and Games] kevin2516:
Facebook contacts pictures still don't work.
[Android Apps and Games] BryanChung:
Still no "Quick Compose" ... so pass. =)
[Android Apps and Games] Crussader:
amazing app!!

just a tiny typo... when u finish making changes to a theme it ask "cancle" instead of "cancel".
[Android Apps and Games] tehloxely:
- Fast and lightweight. Best SMS replacement to date.

- Is there a way (tutorial?) we can make themes for it?

Yes, this needs fixing.
[Android Apps and Games] Marth05:
Love this app so far. The speed is great. Handcent was so sluggish. I felt like I was back on my old win mo phone.

Plus, I like how I don't have to have the iphone style bubbles. Great work.
[Android Apps and Games] bongd:
Oh man! Fantastic! Aside from the Cancle spelling typo and a few other quirks it's almost perfect!

For some reason it doesn't seem to have spell check though. Not sure if that's dependent on the keyboard or not but it has no spell check for any keyboard.

Not sure if this bug has been identified, but when replying to quick texts or whatever, the screen still locks according to whenever it's supposed to lock. It should keep the Android phone from going back to lock. Can't wait till this is patched up and we possibly see some new features. Awesome SMS program!
[Android Apps and Games] dmarden:
Not sure if I am misunderstanding the previous post, but I definitely do not want text messages to keep my phone awake regardless of what I am doing with them (reading, replying, etc).
[Android Apps and Games] Coedy:
do facebook images work yet? Thats the only thing stopping me from using it....
[Android Apps and Games] dmarden:
They've never not worked for me.
[Android Apps and Games] Coedy:
They never ever worked for me. ever. lol.

Works fine on the default messaging app though.
[Android Apps and Games] dmarden:
Are you sync'ing via an integrated account or from the facebook app? Make sure it's the former, not the latter.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin2516:
I sync from the facebook app and the fb contacts show up on handcent and stock. Does not show up on Go SMS, so i don't think this is the issue.
[Android Apps and Games] dmarden:
It is, the proper way to do it is via an integrated account, that is what it's there for.

Settings, Accounts, then add an integrated Facebook account.
[Android Apps and Games] kevin2516:
Well i also have an integrated fb account anyway, still only works for handcent and stock though.
[Android Apps and Games] dmarden:
Both? Not sure what the effects of that are. Facebook contacts only need to be sync'd through the integrated account and it works perfectly on both phones I have access to (one with Eclair and one with Froyo).
[Android Apps and Games] omg.beav:
Really digging the fresh look and lightness of this app. I'm really hoping the Facebook sync issue gets resolved soon. Either way, I'm convinced to drop Handcent.
[Android Apps and Games] Coedy:
I dont give facebook app the time of day on my phone. :D Its a really pathetic attempt at an app by what is meant to be the biggest social networking website in the world.. :rolleyes:

I link it via the accounts/sync settings. Then each contact I select them, edit, join, then link them via their facebook.
[Android Apps and Games] Marth05:
Few questions/requests

1. "Messages display mode" is always grayed out under "customize look." What does this change and why can't I access it?

2. A privacy mode where a preview of the message doesn't show up in the notification bar when a message is received would be great.

3. Is there a way to disable the counter for messages in the conversation list?

4. This sounds like some back end thing but launcher pro doesn't seem to be able to access the number of unread messages from to. Launcher pro has a feature where it lists unread messages and calls on the dock and it would be nice to use this. Thanks.
[Android Apps and Games] leland_jr:
Feature request: custom LED notifications like Handcent SMS (am on original motorola droid)
[Android Apps and Games] bongd:
Not sure why but when I read those quick messages they don't show up in my conversation lists anymore? Is there something that I'm missing? Worked fine with Stock ROM and CM Rom on my HTC Desire Z, but not with Virtuous.
[Android Apps and Games] kratos313:
Just needs the option to read your text back via tts

Sent from the evo collective via cybernetic implants