Is there a current custom HTC stock SMS app? I actually dont mind the stock sms but I would really like to know a way to change the color scheme of the messaging bubbles, fonts, and/or backgrounds.
I've been running some of the 3rd party SMS apps (Go SMS Pro, Handcent, and etc.) I was even able to fix the profile picture sync issue with them, but they seem to run a little glitchy sometimes. Where as the stock sms performs great other then it being so plain.
Thanks in advance.
I agree that the 3rd party SMS apps aren't running smoothly at this time. I'm running the stock SMS but have SMS Popup installed which doesn't run smoothly either. I'm looking for alternatives to use, cause I like the Individual Notification option in the 3rd party apps. I've used Handcent and GOSMS, both ran decent but they both had there issues with working inconsistently.
If you go into settings>personalize>skin, you can change the skin, some of the skins have a blue sms theme some have a green sms. I know its not really what you are looking for but it is better than nothing.
I want it inverted black
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I know a dev working on that very thing, he's told me its a real pain compared to the sense 2.1 mms, and that took him quite a while.
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Until such time we can compile the apk's successfully it will be tough to make it to your liking. I do themes, and we can't yet get ICS apk's to compile after they've been edited. I'm sure there are devs working on this issue, but as of now there unthemeable.
A black background would be nice.
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I am now currently using GoSms again, but I had to disable the notification / Quick response box. Now it runs smooth. So I'm guessing it's a Sense 4.0 issue. Apparently Sense, doesn't like notification boxes.
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I'm not having any luck with the hacked ones for the evo. Fc city. I liked the black kb with the blue highlight when you touched the keys.
This happened with my old evo too. The stock is kinda blinding at night in a dark environment. How about white letters, black background.
Merged the duplicate thread and posts
The two requests were for two different things. The second one merged was for an inverted sms/mms stock app.
herbthehammer said:
The two requests were for two different things. The second one merged was for an inverted sms/mms stock app.
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Inverted how? If you are talking colors just get Handcent and mess with the settings (Android based, Dark themed)
I know about handcent. Only reason I would want stock is because its a much smaller app than handcent or chomp. Thank you for the suggestion though. Inverted meaning white text and black background. There are alternatives and modded stock and aosp out there but you need root for most of all the cool stuff.
herbthehammer said:
I know about handcent. Only reason I would want stock is because its a much smaller app than handcent or chomp. Thank you for the suggestion though. Inverted meaning white text and black background. There are alternatives and modded stock and aosp out there but you need root for most of all the cool stuff.
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Much smaller meaning the size of the apps? Like how many MB they are? I think with the shift especially, the size of the texting app (going from stock to handcent or chomp) wont matter. But to each their own...and I'm not completely sure but with all of the moving apps to sd cards these days I would say size is one of the only things that wouldn't be an issue.
Anyways, good luck, cant wait for the root so we can get all that cool stuff!
I just made the jump from CM7 to ICS Passion and am loving it... with the exception of the SMS app. I feel that there's a ton of wasted space and horrible color scheme (I like simple and effective... Nothing bloated and fluffly... If I wanted that, I'd own an iPhone).
It appears there are no options to change the skin.
Are there alternative themes/skins available or can I flash over another messaging APK (e.g. the old CM7 messaging APK)? Did my best to search for a solution but couldn't find an answer....
Thanks!
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you could always try using the inverted mms apk found in the vibrant app section. its simple blue and black. looks good =)
It does look good, but I'm hoping I can find one in which 1/3 of the screen isn't taken up by cartoon heads.
It does look like any ICS-compatible apk will work though... Will post something here if I find something - hopefully help someone else out in the process.
Try something like go SMS
I use that instead. Sind can be changed and it's a pretty smooth app
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im on axiom 4.0.3 ICS rom right now, love it. only thing i miss from my nexus is the black sms apk, can i use any old apk from the nexus or does someone need to make a new one for the razr?
love the black themed apps.
Have you searched around for any black oriented themes for go sms pro? That may help you with what your looking for.
Use Hancent, best messaging app I've ever used. The theme is so customizable, that you'll probably be able to duplicate your Nexus' style.
this can eaily be solved by handcent or go sms
I'd kill for the stock SMS app, black option, with Emoji and iPhone-style group MMS.
Dream, I know.
Problem with Handcent, for me, is it's kinda bloated and slow and ugly to be honest. They really need to streamline it and make it line up with the simple look of ICS.
I would definitely give go sms a shot because once you set it up the way you want it as far as colors and themes it's simply an incredible third party text messaging application
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Try Using one of these! They work great for me!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1461540
Just reboot into recovery (CWM/Bootstrap or Safestrap), flash and reboot and you're good to go!
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I'd kill for the stock SMS app, black option, with Emoji and iPhone-style group MMS.
Dream, I know.
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...amen!
Hope I don't get shot for this, however, I am in need of some advice to help me get iPhone style notifications on stock sense Rom. For example, right now I can only get notifications from the android mail app but not Google mail app or my touchdown mail app. my text messages do show up, but I can't make it show the name of sender but hide content. It either hides both or none. Phone is rooted, is there any program that lets me do this without removing the stock Rom? If I have to flash a other Rom to get this level of customization, which Rom and subsequent mod would you suggest. This is the only thing I don't like about this phone.
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There's a lot of lock screen apps but i don't think they have shortcuts like that. Also they don't usually work well.
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Those lockscreen apps tend to drain battery too.
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Yes, exactly. I couldnt find one that just works and works well.
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I use to use widget locker. I never really noticed it killing my battery.
Hello All,
I've been running Stock JB for a while and I just flashed houstonn's Carbon 4.3. It works great is very smooth and stable. However, It looks like the Email, Phone and SMS apps in Carbon do not have unread count / badge displayed in launcher or dock. The stock version's corresponding apps do display unread count as little red circle on the icons. I am not sure if this is because of the launcher or what. It appears that badge/unread count may not be available for any AOSP based ROMS? Please correct me if I am wrong.
Does any one know if ParanoidAndroid apps (or other ROMs) display badge/unread/missed count?
It looks like Apex Prime or Nova Prime launcher claim to have this feature, but I have not tried them yet. I want to check here first to see that the deal is if I want badge/unread/missed count on apps.
What are my options?
1. Does PA or any other rom support this?
2. New Launcher? Which one?
3. New E-mail/Phone/SMS apps? Which ones?
3. Some how obtain stock apks?
Thanks in advance for your help.
SV.
Nova Prime works well, had the Gmail count hang up a few times showing unread when there wasn't.
I use Nova prime and it seems to work fine for me.
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What about stock e-mail app
Thanks for the input on Nova Prime. Looks like it works with Gmail fine. Any idea about stock/touchdown/Emoze? I have to use Exchange email.
Thanks again.
SV
Yeah it works with those too... AFAIK. I used em in the summer and it was working then.
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Things I've tried so far
Just thought I'd update with what I found so far. Thanks for Nova recommendation.
1. Notifyer - sort of works, but very unreliable.
2. Nova Prime + TeslaUnread - Works with Stock Email/Phone/SMS/K9. Does NOT work with Emoze. Also, The bade doesn't really show "unread" count. It just shows the same count as the notification bar. If you clear the notification from the notification bar, the badge also disappears. This defeats the whole purpose of the "unread" badge for me. If I get 10 messages and I clear the notification but only read one message, the badge is gone!
Next up is Apex Paid and Apex Notifier. I'll also try Missed It (not really a "badge", but a widget).
Apex and Missed It
I've tried the latest version of Missed It. It does work, but with a couple of really big flaws. Problem 1: If I clear notifications from the status bar, the count is cleared from Missed It as well. Kind of pointless to have this app if all it does is mirror the notification bar. Problem 2: E-mail Count is wrong. I have more than one account configured in e-mail. I've tried multiple event settings set to all three different settings, but no dice. It appears that the stock e-mail app sends notifications with number of unread mails every time it gets a bunch of new e-mails. But it sends one notification per account. So count as single or multiple probably doesn't work since it sends only one notification if more than one new mails arrive at the same time. Count as value does not work since it sends one notification per account, so the last account notification overwrites previous. Count as value can work if it is additive. Note that Missed It is supposed to provide counts for Nova Prime, but I didn't bother with config since it does not work for me.
The last one that I've tried (and it worked) is Apex Pro. Don't know why I didn't try this first. Works right out of the box. Note that a companion app called Apex Notfiier must be installed. But is all seamless and works great with AOSP dialer, SMS, Calendar and E-Mail. On dialer, it clears the count if I clear the notification bar or open the dialer, which I think is ok. It does the proper thing for SMS, E-mail and Cal and retains the true count as report by the app. It is supposed to work with few other email clients including K9 but not with Whatsapp, facebook etc.
So, I stuck with Apex Pro ($4) in the end. Not sure why this is not native to Android since the badge/unread is very useful.
Hope this helps others.
Sarat
On a different note, I couldn't find a decent email app that combines exchange 2010 + POP3/IMAP so I had to stick with Stock. Stock works fine, but limited in its user interface and tweakability. Be careful with Emoze as everything is routed through their servers in Israel.
Holo Launcher HD Plus supports this. Worked well when I tried it, but I keep some messages unread, so always seeing the red circles on my dark themes annoyed me. Lol
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