Don't like the IM app on your phone? Check out these replacements!
So maybe the standard messaging app that came on your phone isn't the best. You may think it's a bit clunky or doesn't pack a lot of punch when it comes to features. Luckily, we can replace those with other messaging apps. Most of them will bring some different design elements to the table, as well as additional functionality to fulfill our texting (and multimedia messaging) needs.
These apps will handle regular messaging without requiring you and your friends to use the same platform. This is not meant to provide a detailed look at any particular apps, but offer an overview of several popular ones. The ones we've listed here have received pretty good reviews on the Play Store.
Now let's get to it!
Textra SMS
Textra is definitely a handsome-looking SMS app, especially since it received its Sept. 3 Material Design-inspired update. I like the look quite a bit, and I look forward to seeing how it will evolve going forward.
It's pretty customizable. You can choose your color themes, set dark mode ('dark mode off' has a white background, dark mode is grey, black is...well...black), request delivery reports, auto save videos and images to your phone (if you're into that sort of thing) and more.
I also like that Textra has a quick reply pop up, or the ability to reply immediately by tapping on the notification, which will display a window that kind of hovers over your home screen or whatever you were looking at before. Please see the above screen shot. Unfortunately, landscape keyboard is not available with this feature.
This app will take care of your MMS (picture and group messaging) needs as well.
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