[VIDEO] AT&T Standalone Visual Voicemail on Samsung Galaxy S5 - AT&T Samsung Galaxy S 5

So you don't really have to watch the video to understand what is going on here. I usually post those as reminders to people on my Youtube channel that there is an easy, non intrusive way to get visual voicemail as an AT&T user.
A while back they stopped bundling AT&T phones with their Visual Voicemail bloatware. They replaced it with AT&T Messages. The main thing most people disliked about that was the fact that it took over as the default text messenger as well. However, we can still use AT&T's VVM app.
Play Store Link: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.att.mobile.android.vvm

Wow, no YouMail option in the poll? I switched to YouMail back on my S3 when I was running a ROM that wouldn't work with AT&T VVM and it's all I've ever used since on any phone and any rom, stock or custom.

I haven't touched You mail in ages. Signed up for it but my provider at the time didn't allow free forwarding to an out of area zip. Not sure I can modify the poll, but I'll check.
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EDIT: Damn... no dice.

chrisngrod said:
I haven't touched You mail in ages. Signed up for it but my provider at the time didn't allow free forwarding to an out of area zip. Not sure I can modify the poll, but I'll check.
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EDIT: Damn... no dice.
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No worries. I'm just surprised more people don't use it. The customization (personlized greetings, etc.) is really nice.

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Visual Voicemail -MyTouch

some video's here
http://phandroid.com/2009/07/14/mytouch-3g-visual-voicemail-videos/
does that pre-release mytouch rom have this? didnt see any specific apk in the app folder
mpeezay said:
some video's here
http://phandroid.com/2009/07/14/mytouch-3g-visual-voicemail-videos/
does that pre-release mytouch rom have this? didnt see any specific apk in the app folder
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No the VVM has yet to be released at all from T-Mobile. I *Think* they are releasing it as a service.
You can get VVM for free through Phone Fusion or YouMail right now.
that has to be the ugliest UI ive ever seen for a vvm app
OMG who designed that UI?! a 12 year old with Photoshop? That looks horrid.
Videos got taken down by T-Mo.
More important than the UI is the fact it's even being implemented at all using the base T-Mo VM system. This means one less app running in the background (youmail or GV), since a regular VM notification from T-Mo will be sent, and then the VVM app can be manually started. Excellent news.

Worthwhile AT&T Apps to keep?

Has anyone given the AT&T apps a good try to see if any of them are good to keep?
I see instructions out there on how to wipe AT&T off of our phone, but haven't seen anybody comment on why they're wiping the apps off besides to "get rid of the AT&T apps".
I'm just wondering if there might not be one or two of the included apps that are actually worthwhile to keep.
I know one I won't be sorry to delete is the mobiTV one. I loaded it up to the welcome screen then had to step away for a couple minutes. When I came back it kindly told me my 2 minute trial was up... LOL nice! So yeah, unless it really is an incredible piece of software worth buying I'll be dumping that one at least.
Many if not all require additional fees and subscriptions, despite free alternatives.
For example, the AT&T navigator app is $10 a month, but Google Maps is free.
There's also the matter of principle... the fact that AT&T made them non-removable is a compelling reason to get rid of them.
The only at&t app worth using is the att my wireless app that you can down load from the market place. It lets you keep track of your minutes usage, data usage, and change your plan.
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behrouz said:
The only at&t app worth using is the att my wireless app that you can down load from the market place. It lets you keep track of your minutes usage, data usage, and change your plan.
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I agree. Funny thing is, that's the only app AT&T didn't preinstall on the phone IIRC. I guess they expect you to pay money for their crappy services by default (or by mistaken clicks), but don't want you to have a way to track it so easily.
MikeyMike01 said:
Many if not all require additional fees and subscriptions, despite free alternatives.
For example, the AT&T navigator app is $10 a month, but Google Maps is free.
There's also the matter of principle... the fact that AT&T made them non-removable is a compelling reason to get rid of them.
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Point...Set...Match
You just staited my two primary reasons.
It is disgusting that AT&T forcefully occupies space on lesser phones with pay apps. Just appalling.
Well ok then, looks like I'll be clearing them all off! lol
i got rid of all my ATT apps lol
sschrupp said:
Has anyone given the AT&T apps a good try to see if any of them are good to keep?
I see instructions out there on how to wipe AT&T off of our phone, but haven't seen anybody comment on why they're wiping the apps off besides to "get rid of the AT&T apps".
I'm just wondering if there might not be one or two of the included apps that are actually worthwhile to keep.
I know one I won't be sorry to delete is the mobiTV one. I loaded it up to the welcome screen then had to step away for a couple minutes. When I came back it kindly told me my 2 minute trial was up... LOL nice! So yeah, unless it really is an incredible piece of software worth buying I'll be dumping that one at least.
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I'm not sure if it's an AT&T app, but the music player that comes on our phone is awesome!
I even started a thread asking if there was a way we could extract it or reinstall it after flashing a different rom. Hah. I like it.
bfgarzilla9k said:
I'm not sure if it's an AT&T app, but the music player that comes on our phone is awesome!
I even started a thread asking if there was a way we could extract it or reinstall it after flashing a different rom. Hah. I like it.
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This is a Samsung app. We'll get it in new ROMS.
Look at about 1:05 on this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3QwvMsBGjE
Yeah I have to say that music app is pretty nice.
Although I just installed one called "Moodagent" that is kind of neat. Haven't had a chance to fully explore it, but it appears to have quite a few features along with the main interface that's a bit gimicky, but cool. It has sliders that you adjust up or down (Sensual, Tender, Happy, Angry, Tempo) and it adjusts the playlist according to the levels you set. Probably old news to everyone else but interesting to me!
everything that is labeled att_nameofprogram is pretty much useless. the other programs like allshare or instant messaging may still be usefull.
Allshare
If you interest in using DLNA, the Allshare app may be a good one to keep. Although, I have one major problem with it: you can only add 1 song at a time to the Queue. What a pain.
But I haven't found any good alternatives yet.
I opened the 'Where' app, and (stupidly) breezed past some part about a monthly charge if I don't cancel. Has anyone else run into this? And if so, do you know how to cancel?
"Where" does AT&T get the idea they can charge for this?
You probably want to call AT&T ASAP to make sure you don't get charged for using the Where app. Also, stop using the included one and download the free one!
Funny story about the Where app:
I had a Nexus One and saw that Where was on a lot of "best app" lists for Android so I went to the market to get it. It was nowhere to be found. After a bit of research, I found some vague explanation about how AT&T had a deal with Where and that they blocked it. This really pissed me off since I paid full price for the N1 with no subsidy from AT&T -- how dare they block apps? Anyway, I found the APK online and installed it.
Later, I rooted my phone and installed the MarketAccess app. Now I could find Where in the Market and installed it from there -- still free of course. When I got the Captivate, the first thing I did was root it. When I saw that Where was pre-installed, I thought "great, now I don't have to jump through hoops to get it." Luckily I saw the warning about being charged, what, $2.99/month to use an app that is free for every user of every other Android phone? I promptly used Titanium Backup to remove the pre-installed version and then used MarketAccess to download the free version from the Market.
The point is that AT&T is really trying hard to charge extra for things that every other Android user gets for free (maps, navigation, Where, etc). Very frustrating. My employer pays for the service on my Captivate and I will be moving my wife's phone (that I pay for) to the Epic 4G at the end of this month after being an AT&T customer for 7 years.
What about AT&T Hot Spots?
I visit Starbucks frequently and occasionally McDonalds. Both offer free WiFi, but require you to check a box and click a button to agree to terms before using it. I know that's not a big deal, but it is a little bit of a hassle especially if I am not planning to use the browser anyway -- I just want to go straight into another app that uses WiFi.
Since I got the Captivate, I've noticed that as soon as I turn on WiFi while at either of these places, I get a notification that says "AT&T Hotspot Detected" or something like that and I am able to use WiFi without having to visit the agreement page in the browser.
Does anyone know whether this app is required for this detection and agreement bypass to function? I have thought about making a backup with Ti Backup, uninstalling, and testing it but am worried that it might not reinstall properly. Also, it might be handy for finding hotspots when traveling -- making it the only useful AT&T pre-installed app.
ATT wifi hotspot app seems to be useful to connect to Attwifi hotspots without having to manually agree to terms
does anyone have a copy of it ?
anilkuj said:
ATT wifi hotspot app seems to be useful to connect to Attwifi hotspots without having to manually agree to terms
does anyone have a copy of it ?
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I have it and will try to make a backup and post it within the next couple of days. It might be Monday before I can do it, unless someone else beats me to the punch.
Update: I still have it on my phone, but it seems that Titaniun Backup only backs up the data, not the APK. I also tried Mybackup Pro with the same result. I have root, so if someone knows how to extract a system app as an APK please let me know. I haven't searched yet, BTW, so if I find out how to do this myself I'll update this post (again).
rajendra82 said:
I agree. Funny thing is, that's the only app AT&T didn't preinstall on the phone IIRC. I guess they expect you to pay money for their crappy services by default (or by mistaken clicks), but don't want you to have a way to track it so easily.
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I swear they are only doing that to mess with us. While it's not hard to completely remove all AT&T ware, it's fairly simple to hide the apps with LauncherPro.
jason531 said:
I have it and will try to make a backup and post it within the next couple of days. It might be Monday before I can do it, unless someone else beats me to the punch.
Update: I still have it on my phone, but it seems that Titaniun Backup only backs up the data, not the APK. I also tried Mybackup Pro with the same result. I have root, so if someone knows how to extract a system app as an APK please let me know. I haven't searched yet, BTW, so if I find out how to do this myself I'll update this post (again).
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Got it! Thanks to:
forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/3319-stock-apps-that-can-be-deleted-post-root/
Here is the APK (zipped). I'm not sure whether you can just install it like any other APK or if you have to use adb to push it to /system/app. If you try it please let me know what worked (if it works).
jason531 said:
Got it! Thanks to:
forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/3319-stock-apps-that-can-be-deleted-post-root/
Here is the APK (zipped). I'm not sure whether you can just install it like any other APK or if you have to use adb to push it to /system/app. If you try it please let me know what worked (if it works).
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thanks jason let me try that, will update soon

My phone sent an SMS that I did not send

So this morning I open Hangouts and see that in the middle of the night my phone sent a text message to 2635. The text message body was:
/T:20fa2a57-f8b2-41c8-93d7-15c2b1fa2327/ /R:5294462c0cf29206e34cd1ac/
Can anybody tell me what this is, why it sent, etc? Has anyone else had this or something similar happen?
Sent from my Moto X
GreenMunky said:
So this morning I open Hangouts and see that in the middle of the night my phone sent a text message to 2635. The text message body was:
/T:20fa2a57-f8b2-41c8-93d7-15c2b1fa2327/ /R:5294462c0cf29206e34cd1ac/
Can anybody tell me what this is, why it sent, etc? Has anyone else had this or something similar happen?
Sent from my Moto X
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what service do you have? and are you using hangouts?
charlie-n said:
what service do you have? and are you using hangouts?
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Verizon, and yes, I'm using Hangouts and GEL.
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My phone did the same thing. I'm pretty sure its for the NFL mobile app. I'm also on Verizon. Its done that in the past to verify your service
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strictlyphat said:
My phone did the same thing. I'm pretty sure its for the NFL mobile app. I'm also on Verizon. Its done that in the past to verify your service
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That makes a lot of sense. I opened the NFL Mobile app last night for the first time, then it tried to verify something that I didn't want to wait for so I closed the app and then disabled it. Thank you very much, I was kinda freaked out that my phone had some kind of malware that was sending encrypted info without my knowledge. I guess it was just crappy bloat-ware instead.
strictlyphat said:
My phone did the same thing. I'm pretty sure its for the NFL mobile app. I'm also on Verizon. Its done that in the past to verify your service
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Hangouts shows sms messages that are supposed to be hidden, it intercepts them as they go out, you are not charged extra for them, it goes as far as intercepting voicemail commands on my sprint version so I had to switch back to stock sms app until they fix it.
Confirming this. Very odd. The NFL app should have warned that it was sending a txt but it didn't. Bit scary...
Verizon / NFL Mobile
Yes, it is from Verizon verifying that you are eligible to watch free, live, NFL games that are broadcast in your region and all national prime time games using the NFL Mobile app. Today CBS changed our game from Houston @ Minnesota to Pittsburgh @ Miami so I tried to watch Houston @ Minnesota on my phone and it worked fine.
THANKS for your clear and timely response. I was about to hard reset my phone because I thought it had been compromised!
That freaked me out thanks for putting my mind at ease guys. That's certainly what did it. Super Bowl while in line for dinner. Any good suggestions for identifying applications or possibly root kits etc. And the connections these types of apps tend to use, I intend of contributing to the boards more again. I used to everyday for mobile hardware and Web app development generals. But Im curious if there are apps by which they execute tasks like in this manner which I know this particular one isn't but I don't know the best path for figuring that kind of detection and more advanced feedback results and whos signature database wont be easily corruptible, maybe something more productive and professional but real scan and firewall features would be nice however I think thats why some socks and vpns services exist. I use a couple things. I can't help thinking I'm an idiot for wanting to know what and who want what from my android Mac or Windows device. Instead I could be allowing perms access to apps advertising to stop it but make you vulnerable to the point of someone walking on in and helping themself. I want control over my life my tools and devices, but would settle for doing my best to avoid it from someone else. This is one of a couple weird events. Subtle (what I think are attempts to install $.... yet stood out tremendously at the time. Sorry for etiquette I'm conjuction with topic question a small add on to it and thoughts of others encountering nfl live, any info or comments welcome don't beat me too hard, it's been a working progressive thing for the last year I noticed all these horrible warning signs of the end of true privacy as we know it, since it resonated my interest has grown but maybe my interest has drawn attention like vpns and etc. Idk what to do at this point. Take me back to 1996 and a Circle K with a few dimes and a pay phone if I need you on the phone right now, bad wish for a developer. :]
wht if u never use (hangouts.) & in fact have it disabled on ur phn. do not have a (NFL APP) on ur phn, have never opened one or installed one on ur phn. do not watch t.v. or movies. or sports of any kind on ur phn. have no idea how to cast to anything, nor
do i have any kind of casting/movie/ t.v. watching or playing player or app on my phn. & Have disabled the (google play) (movie/t.v./app) as well on my phn. /& u do not use (verizon wireless) phn service. ???? Or do
not have or use the (google voice messaging/calling service) yet i still got the same text message on my phn as well. ? ANYONE have any other ideas? of to why this happened? or wht it cld be from? thanks, {samiam.~}

Spint looking at future WIFI calling option

http://www.phonenews.com/report-sprint-to-launch-wi-fi-calling-soon-on-two-samsung-phones-25495/
would love to have that option. thanks for posting.
http://www.theverge.com/2014/2/21/5433154/sprint-launches-wi-fi-calling
I'm looking forward to this as I don't get service where I work but have wifi in the building! Hopefully our HTC One's will get this quickly!
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I have had WiFi calling 2 years now. I use Google voice and groove ip. And I don't have to worrie about location.
And I can use it on any device with groove ip installed with my Google account on it.so when I am hacking my phone I can fire up my nexus 7 and use it to Make and receive calls, and text messages.
Hulkanator said:
I have had WiFi calling 2 years now. I use Google voice and groove ip. And I don't have to worrie about location.
And I can use it on any device with groove ip installed with my Google account on it.so when I am hacking my phone I can fire up my nexus 7 and use it to Make and receive calls, and text messages.
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Google Voice is good, but still has it's limitations, especially when it comes to SMS and MMS. I use Google voice and Groove IP on my old cell phone as a "home" line.
FYA According to the author of Groove IP, Google voice is going to switch protocols and 15 May 2014 will cease to work with Groove IP.
The One has native internet(wifi) calling
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497031
chas123 said:
The One has native internet(wifi) calling
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2497031
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That link talks about Google voice... Nothing specific to the one.
Just to share my wife and I did this for a time, we dropped sprint and went to straight talk. We had no way if making calls from the house and I had already ported our numbers to Google voice so we used the app for our text messages and grooveip for VoIP calling. It worked ok for us but definitely not all that reliable. We ended up going back to sprint in the end and using an airrave. Oh and we were doing that on a galaxy s2 and a captivate glide. As long as your android has WiFi connection you technically don't need an active line.
p3tr0s said:
That link talks about Google voice... Nothing specific to the one.
Just to share my wife and I did this for a time, we dropped sprint and went to straight talk. We had no way if making calls from the house and I had already ported our numbers to Google voice so we used the app for our text messages and grooveip for VoIP calling. It worked ok for us but definitely not all that reliable. We ended up going back to sprint in the end and using an airrave. Oh and we were doing that on a galaxy s2 and a captivate glide. As long as your android has WiFi connection you technically don't need an active line.
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It is in the one forum. The HTC One has native internet calling. Look in settings>call. That thread that I started was to explain how to set it up. The route descriped there is way better than Groove ip. Clearer, no echo, etc.
chas123 said:
It is in the one forum. The HTC One has native internet calling. Look in settings>call. That thread that I started was to explain how to set it up. The route descriped there is way better than Groove ip. Clearer, no echo, etc.
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Hmm, now I'm curious because I remember the EVO LTE having that option under call settings too. Might give it a spin on my sisters and see how it works.
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RayTrue04 said:
Hmm, now I'm curious because I remember the EVO LTE having that option under call settings too. Might give it a spin on my sisters and see how it works.
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I use it on my LTE as well.

Messenger : Samsung vs Android Messenger?

Any particular preference here. Only difference I see is that Samsung's allows videos to play in preview form.
(btw neither will play videos in original form beyond :10sec...which I knew but it's the same if using YouTube or Google Links.
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Ive been using Textra for the past year or so. I did try Samsung's for a little bit when I first got the phone but ended up going back to Textra. The stock Android one is pretty terrible, IMO.
_MetalHead_ said:
Ive been using Textra for the past year or so. I did try Samsung's for a little bit when I first got the phone but ended up going back to Textra. The stock Android one is pretty terrible, IMO.
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What are the advantages of textra?
rockky said:
Any particular preference here. Only difference I see is that Samsung's allows videos to play in preview form.
(btw neither will play videos in original form beyond :10sec...which I knew but it's the same if using YouTube or Google Links.
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There are two different ones?
Which comes build in?
I really like Message+ from Verizon. It's in the Play store for free.
psixichka said:
What are the advantages of textra?
There are two different ones?
Which comes build in?
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I like the interface, the customizability, and the fact that it doesn't break long messages up. There's probably a slew of others that I'm not aware of too.
mionky said:
I really like Message+ from Verizon. It's in the Play store for free.
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This. I've been using it non-stop since discovering it on my Note 4. It is far superior to Samsung's offering, IMO.
I used 8sms before but its not working properly with nougat now, I've been using mood messenger lately it's good. Try it out.
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_MetalHead_ said:
Ive been using Textra for the past year or so. I did try Samsung's for a little bit when I first got the phone but ended up going back to Textra. The stock Android one is pretty terrible, IMO.
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Textra is amazing. +1
Next sms....best popup in the business. IMHO.
Between the two, I prefer Android. Admittedly, it's mostly because I can send more pictures per message. I send a ton of messages to my parents of my kids, etc. It also works better (imho) with Google Assistant.
usmaak said:
This. I've been using it non-stop since discovering it on my Note 4. It is far superior to Samsung's offering, IMO.
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Why do you say that? The only thing I see that separates VZW messages + is it works/syncs with your other VZW devices. I used it for a while with my tablets and watches. Also it was one of the very few apps that allowed scheduling texts. But also one of the few that didn't allow blocking texts. I don't use it anymore. Dumped it for Sammy messages app. I really enjoy the Bixby integration.
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Of the two in use Android. Samsung doesn't support Gboard gifs and stickers.
Tecxtra pro for the win chuck...
major fan of android messenger over the years....
until i found TEXTRA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is the stock app tje only one able to schedule a text?
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Is the stock app tje only one able to schedule a text?
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Textra does this as well
MOOD is good! :good:
skinnytoo2 said:
Why do you say that? The only thing I see that separates VZW messages + is it works/syncs with your other VZW devices. I used it for a while with my tablets and watches. Also it was one of the very few apps that allowed scheduling texts. But also one of the few that didn't allow blocking texts. I don't use it anymore. Dumped it for Sammy messages app. I really enjoy the Bixby integration.
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I think it also does things like suggest emojis for predictive text, if you want to be one of the kewl kids. I thought it was sort of interesting at first, but at my age the kids would just roll their eyes
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Why do you say that? The only thing I see that separates VZW messages + is it works/syncs with your other VZW devices. I used it for a while with my tablets and watches. Also it was one of the very few apps that allowed scheduling texts. But also one of the few that didn't allow blocking texts. I don't use it anymore. Dumped it for Sammy messages app. I really enjoy the Bixby integration.
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I say this because I like it better than Samsung's offering. I don't care about blocking texts, as I don't find myself in the need for something that does that. I've also found that it works a lot more quickly on my Note 4. I always had a bit of lag with the Samsung messenger.
And I do love the integration with other devices. I have it installed on all of my computers, tablets, etc. It works well on any device.
usmaak said:
I say this because I like it better than Samsung's offering. I don't care about blocking texts, as I don't find myself in the need for something that does that. I've also found that it works a lot more quickly on my Note 4. I always had a bit of lag with the Samsung messenger.
And I do love the integration with other devices. I have it installed on all of my computers, tablets, etc. It works well on any device.
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Personally i use Samsung. I use digits, and with the built in integration between dialer, digits, rcs, and their app moving away and using something else breaks how well it works for me.
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So Textra users...
when you press the + only emojis are visible unless in horizontal mode Anyone know of any fix for that?
cause otherwise i like the app

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