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.
You don’t use SMS?
I do but not an open source one. Basically just use Google’s with rcs disabled because for me the rcs messages only resulted in me getting a could not be delivered message 3 or so days later (I’m in the UK I hear it actually works elsewhere but yeah I’ve never sent one that actually delivered). I think it’s a common thing here as I’ve had to disable rcs on several relatives phones because their messages didn’t deliver at all and that’s most of the main phone networks
To be honest though I do use Signal more than Sms but it would be silly not to have it all on a phone.
@owatnext have a look at the Fossify app suite. The name says it all!
:github: https://github.com/FossifyOrg
:github: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages- 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
Silence is nice.
It also allows e2e encryption with other Silence users by exchanging keys via SMS.
It is not well maintained
I was using Silence but had issues with the encryption settings
Oh, wow, nice.
This is an old idea, glad to see someone continuing it.
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
Oh wow I hadn’t heard of Quik! What other protocols does it integrate? Not much info on their repo.
It seems none? Looks like just a fancy SMS app, but I dont need that and has no encryption support.
But at least it is actively maintained, Partisan SMS is abandonware.
So is QUIK FOSS? Because I just installed it, I used to use Textra. I like the features of it.
Look at the link
I’m kinda new to this, so I was just wondering.
Yes it is FOSS just like the other recommendations in my other comment.
At 60MB it is pretty bloated for an SMS app though, so I would prefer something simpler like Fossify Contacts, or something with encryption like Deku SMS
Thanks. I understand the bloated part, but personally for me, coming from Textra, it’s comparable to what I had, minus the trackers
Haha, okay then… what features do you find so useful?
For example timed messages… I dont use SMS at all XD
If I do, I would prefer DekuSMS as it has AES encryption so at least you are not spied on (if both use DekuSMS)
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
The Lineage OS app is based on AOSP but unlike AOSP it is actually maintained. What is wrong with it? The other option is Fossify
Maybe superficial, but I think it is mega ugly.
I understand that is poor reasoning.
It matches your system colors
I can’t figure out how to turn off the OLED feature for it, and the way it handles OLED is ugly.
