Which do you use? I'm trying to figure out which one to go with. The Handcent or The Stock message app. I've heard of no fix for the awake time when sending a message via stock app. Handcent is pretty cool but to me, it's not needed if the fix has been for stock app.
What do you use & Why
Which do you use? I'm trying to figure out which one to go with. The Handcent or The Stock message app. I've heard of no fix for the awake time when sending a message via stock app. Handcent is pretty cool but to me, it's not needed if the fix has been for stock app.
What do you use & Why
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I use handcent. I like how u can use the bubble effect on mags and change theme to black, candidates change background color, text color, and a ton of other must have settings for a text service. I hate hate hate despise the stock message app
+1 for Handcent. lots of configuration, features. looks slick too.
be sure to configure notifications so you don't get double msgs.
I like Handcent because it pops up a window over whatever you are doing so you can send a quick reply without having to really open the full app up. I don't know that I could go back to stock messaging again.
Handcent. I love the customization, including the font packs. I also like the pop-up, but it sometimes gets a little annoying, so i could see someone not liking it.
lineman78 said:
Handcent. I love the customization, including the font packs. I also like the pop-up, but it sometimes gets a little annoying, so i could see someone not liking it.
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yeah i dont like the pop up at all but i just turned that function off so it was no big deal
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Version 1.7 is out with rotating keyboard...
very cool ... I like the keyboard
I quite like this..however there is no spelling correction. This makes it very frustrating.
Almost there..not quite.
This Is Way Too Frickn Awesome
love the app, is there a way to set this as default sms app? every time i drag down notifaction bar to select the message recieved it send me to default androind sms
blahzay_blah said:
love the app, is there a way to set this as default sms app? every time i drag down notifaction bar to select the message recieved it send me to default androind sms
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go into chomp's settings and turn off notifications.
then go into default android sms and turn off notifications.
go back into chomp and turn on notifications.
this should make it so your g1 only notifies via chomp. however, if you still get multiple alerts for a new sms, one of the envelopes will have a greenish border...this is the notification for chompsms. it looks almost exactly like the default icon, but it has the green color around the envelope thingy.
WOOO
Great! Simple! Easy! Awesome App Finally A Way To Text Without Sliding The Qwerty Out...great Work
mariod1269 said:
go into chomp's settings and turn off notifications.
then go into default android sms and turn off notifications.
go back into chomp and turn on notifications.
this should make it so your g1 only notifies via chomp. however, if you still get multiple alerts for a new sms, one of the envelopes will have a greenish border...this is the notification for chompsms. it looks almost exactly like the default icon, but it has the green color around the envelope thingy.
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thanks alot man
Where can I download Chomp from?
speoples20 said:
Where can I download Chomp from?
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Search for "chompsms" in android market.
bitbybit said:
Search for "chompsms" in android market.
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yeah i found it i typed just chomp and it brought out pac-man
Haha, yah I did the same thing initially. Pacman gets all the lovins!
do u guys know why im still getting notifications from the original sms app? i disabled the notifications but i still get them and get 2 notifications everytime i get a message. you guys kno how to fix this?
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do u guys know why im still getting notifications from the original sms app? i disabled the notifications but i still get them and get 2 notifications everytime i get a message. you guys kno how to fix this?
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i have the same problem...i can't figure it out.
mariod1269 said:
i have the same problem...i can't figure it out.
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i figured it out, i had to uninstall dgalert, the app that u use to customize the notifications for messaging. now i only get one notification for chomp....sweetness
Verry useful program. I like it very much
thedarkone184 said:
i figured it out, i had to uninstall dgalert, the app that u use to customize the notifications for messaging. now i only get one notification for chomp....sweetness
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works like a charm now...thanks darkone!!
thedarkone184 said:
i figured it out, i had to uninstall dgalert, the app that u use to customize the notifications for messaging. now i only get one notification for chomp....sweetness
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I left dgalert installed and turned of notification in chompsms, made sure when asked which to use as a default, set chomp as default. Now i get the benefits of chompsms with one notification, just dont get the green envelope.
I kinda wish it wasn't a direct bite of the iPhone Texting module and it was made custom to the G1...its still cool though.
I kinda wish it supported MMS. Except for the better rates on international texting via Chomp, it's fairly useless to me.
I would like to almost completely replace the stock messages app. My dilema is that I really enjoy the stock notifications for the stock messages app, but how handcent is set up better than the stock app. I have the notifications turned off in handcent and the notifications on for the stock app. But this makes it when I read the message with hand cent it doesn't mark the message as read in the stock app thus the notification stays up in the status bar until I clear it manually, which is becoming annoying. So the only way I can think of to fix this since I could not find a setting to mark them as read, would be to take all of handcent files except the notification settings and use them to replace the s app files. Or if someone could tell me how to theme/skin the standard messaging app that would work as well. A third option would be to find a way to make handcent mark the text as read in the stock app. Hopefully someone can help me figure how to do this out provide with an easier way. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I would like to almost completely replace the stock messages app. My dilema is that I really enjoy the stock notifications for the stock messages app, but how handcent is set up better than the stock app. I have the notifications turned off in handcent and the notifications on for the stock app. But this makes it when I read the message with hand cent it doesn't mark the message as read in the stock app thus the notification stays up in the status bar until I clear it manually, which is becoming annoying. So the only way I can think of to fix this since I could not find a setting to mark them as read, would be to take all of handcent files except the notification settings and use them to replace the s app files. Or if someone could tell me how to theme/skin the standard messaging app that would work as well. A third option would be to find a way to make handcent mark the text as read in the stock app. Hopefully someone can help me figure how to do this out provide with an easier way. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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What exactly do u mean by notifications? Do you mean the icons? if that's what you mean you can change the notification icons in handcent.
Here's how:
1. In the main handcent screen hit menu and go to settings
2. Go to notification settings
3. click on notification settings again
4. Go to notification icon
5. Choose your icon and enjoy!
I believe some of the icons in there look the same as the stock icon. And to keep from getting two notifications disable the notifications in the stock app. Not sure if this is exactly what you were asking about but hope it helps.
I appreciate the response, but what I'm really going for is the wile puzzle piece unlock thing. I have it set up now to where it works so I get the puzzle piece and then launch into handcent but since I have to have the notifications through the stock app to get the puzzle piece to work the status bar icons stay there until I clear them manually because handcent doesn't mark the text messages as read in the native app.
I see. I use the pattern unlock on my phone so i wouldn't know how to change that. I'm sure a dev could probably figure that out for you. Sorry i couldn't be more helpful. Good luck.
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^Agree with OP. Would love the functionality of Handcent but retain the puzzle piece notification, since it's a nice touch and the visual eye candy enhances the overall experience.
The only thing I use Handcent for is the popup notification window when I get a new text so I send a quick reply and put the phone back down. For everything else I just use the stock messaging app.
I tried a few other popup notifications for texts but, like has already been said, Handcent is the best so far.
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The only thing I use Handcent for is the popup notification window when I get a new text so I send a quick reply and put the phone back down. For everything else I just use the stock messaging app.
I tried a few other popup notifications for texts but, like has already been said, Handcent is the best so far.
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Yeah I pretty much want to the exact opposite of that. I like the interface of handcent, but I actually don't like the popups or notifications that handcent uses.
I also just put in a feature request on the handcent forum. Asked them to add and option to automatically mark the text as read in standard app or to have the option to use the puzzle piece as the notification in handcent. So we'll see how that goes
I might have to take back what I said about hancent. Seems as if it managed to delete all of my 3k+ text messages. Not very happy about that.
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I might have to take back what I said about hancent. Seems as if it managed to delete all of my 3k+ text messages. Not very happy about that.
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havent seen that happen
i use SMSBackup+ from the market to backup all my SMS to my gmail
makes things WORLDS easier for all my constant rom flashing
I know it was Handcent cause I looked at the logs and it was the last app to access my texts. I had a clockwork backup from a few days earlier. I got some of my stuff back, but still lost some important ones. I looked at smsbackup but I was a little weary of it having access to my Google account and about how it worked.
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I would love to have this as well. This is exactly what I have been looking for. If you do end up finding this or figuring out how to make it work, could you let me know or lead me in the right direction? Thanks.
I've learned a lot since I posted this. And to my understanding the puzzle piece thing is part of the touchwiz ui. So it only will work with the Samsung messaging app. The only way to achieve this effect would be to have some one create an entire rom based on this request by using handcent as the default and modifying the touchwiz lock screen to use handcent instead of the Samsung messaging app. Which sucks because this seems like it would be quite tedious but that's my understanding now of the problem but hopefully I'm wrong lol. I kinda gave up on this idea but still if anyone figures out a simple fix to this I would love to know.
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I also have a question regarding the puzzle piece screen when receiving an sms... Is there any way for the puzzle piece screen to still show up when using Widget Locker? I don't see an option for something like that, but there are options to block popups.
Oh man would I love this feature!! I think I'm going to have to go back to the stock app because I love the puzzle piece unlock so much. Its just too tedious to unlock the screen and then click on the messaging app (I know that sounds awful hahah) especially if you text ALOT.
Is there an other MMS apps as an alternate to Handcent or Chomp?
My main issue with Handcent is that it takes too long to get text notifications. They're instant with the default Froyo Mms.apk. Handcent takes an extra 2+ minutes for texts to show up.
I'm willing to try Handcent longer if someone knows how to make it receive texts faster. I enabled auto retrieve and roaming auto retrieve.
Kill the pop up on handcent, that speeds it up a lot.
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Popup is disabled... I'm not talking about phone lag. The texts just don't show up instantly like they do with the default Mms app.
Then just use the stock. I just dropped handcent because it's too bulky.
Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Froyo on Hero action here!
http://www.chompsms.com/
There's that, Chomp SMS. I also just use the stock app.
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http://www.chompsms.com/
There's that, Chomp SMS. I also just use the stock app.
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Haha did you read the OP
Jedis said:
Is there an other MMS apps as an alternate to Handcent or Chomp?
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I haven't seen any other sms apps that actually handle sending/receiving texts. Only widgets or popups and such
If you are looking for another texting app, go sms is decent too. Not sure if this will help you, but another option
brfizzle said:
If you are looking for another texting app, go sms is decent too. Not sure if this will help you, but another option
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I used this App for a couple of weeks since I fell in love with the black theme and pop up was 5 times nicer than the Handcent one but I found even Handcent to be quicker than Go SMS. But it is still an App I suggest giving a shot. I might even give it another chance to see if the updates have fixed it up a bit.
I just started using Go SMS the other day and like it a lot. I have been using handcent for a year now and Go SMS seems a little faster and doesn't have all the fluff I didn't use anyway.
was using hancent/chomp/gosms for some time now. just switched back to handcent. to be honest they became quite alike over time. it felt like chomp was always a little behind. no idea what's causing the lag on your phone. although i'm using handcent again, if you can't figure out the source of the problem, i'd recommend staying with gosms. they update all their apps very frequently and doing great so far. might increase the possibility of getting the error fixed which is causing your problem...
I have a HTC Magic and Handcent and the HTC Messaging App both send notifications at exctly the same time.
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I have a HTC Magic and Handcent and the HTC Messaging App both send notifications at exctly the same time.
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Disable notifications in the stock app.
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Sent from my CDMA Hero. I got some hot Gingerbread-on-Hero action here!
Personally, I am a fan of the stock MMS app and using SMS popup from the market. It's a very small app, and allows the popup similar to Handcent.
go sms pro FTW, it literally pwns everything.
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go sms pro FTW, it literally pwns everything.
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+1. It's my new fav, replaced Handcent for me
il Duce said:
go sms pro FTW, it literally pwns everything.
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Explain the pwnage factor I haven't tried it as I wasn't all that impressed with the description...sounded like all the others with more visual candy (themes). Why are you sold on it?
I don't like how Go SMS doesn't let you restrict the popup to only come up when the screen is off. Also doesn't have the Gingerbread SMS icon.
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Explain the pwnage factor I haven't tried it as I wasn't all that impressed with the description...sounded like all the others with more visual candy (themes). Why are you sold on it?
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It's faster than them all. Also, I like candy
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I don't like how Go SMS doesn't let you restrict the popup to only come up when the screen is off. Also doesn't have the Gingerbread SMS icon.
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I don't use popups, but there's a nice green icon I like. I suppose you could leave the stock icon on and turn off the go icon, then when you get the icon just clear it and launch go? Or use whatever you're using, lol.
Hmm
I have used ChompSMS pretty much the entire time I have owned an android phone and it is way awesome! And super customizable. Way awesome, never have problems with it.
I'm trying out go sms and it seems good so far. I may end up not using the popular because I really like advanced sms toast. It's clean and simple
¿dpeeps74?
I've done some research and found out that HTC sense offers this. I want to have a pop-up of my text with a quick reply option on my lockscreen. Is there an apparently that can do it for the captivate? I've tries SMS pop-up and go SMS. Neither works and I hate to continuously install apps. Any help is appreciated, thanks!
Handscent does this very well but it tends to work best as a replacement for the default messaging app.
Sent from my Captivate running Cognition 2.4
ntdb said:
Handscent does this very well but it tends to work best as a replacement for the default messaging app.
Sent from my Captivate running Cognition 2.4
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And so does chomp. I like both of them equally.
SMS Popup works great. what exactly makes you think it doesnt work?
uhh, i havent tried handscent but
go sms and sms popup dont show me a preview on the lock screen :S only during the home screen
supaphreek said:
uhh, i havent tried handscent but
go sms and sms popup dont show me a preview on the lock screen :S only during the home screen
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yeah. SMS Popup will show you a preview
open it
go to additional settings
screen on for popup
works for me every time
got handcent to work Thanks for your help people
Ok, so.. I've tried all of those, they all suck. I just found this new one called GO MMS or GO SMS or something. It's awesome, customization options, awesome popup ui, quick, try it out.
Hey everyone,
after flashing the latest CM7 nightly (and being quite happy with it), I do miss the nice SMS notification on LG's stock Froyo lockscreen. It seems that such a thing is not possible with the standard Gingerbread launcher that is contained in CM7, so I guess I need something like WidgetLocker.
Is there any widget you guys can recommend that just displays "x new message(s)" on the lockscreen for incoming SMS/WhatsApp/K-9 mail events, and disappears otherwise? And in the best case a click/drag on that notification would send me to the new message directly, just like LG's lockscreen does.
Regards,
Eric
minimalistic text maybe? you can add a sms counter and set it to open sms inbox
Hmm, thanks for the hint, but I guess this is not really what I'm looking for. I don't want a counter that shows "0 new messages" most of the time, I want a popup saying "1 new message from XZY", so something like a conditional widget. That would be perfect.
try go sms, or handcent
they have the pop-up screen and quick reply if you got any sms
for any notification,you could use a led notification
Try sms popup from the market! I just installed it 3 days ago and find it really useful.
agent205 said:
try go sms, or handcent
they have the pop-up screen and quick reply if you got any sms
for any notification,you could use a led notification
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vmjoaquim said:
Try sms popup from the market! I just installed it 3 days ago and find it really useful.
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I think I used the wrong word in my post. A popup is not what I am looking for.
As for LED notifications, I already have those. See here
Try GO Locker from android market. It's free...