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!

  • Link.wav [he/him]@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    11 months ago

    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.

      • Link.wav [he/him]@beehaw.org
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        11 months 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.