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minus-squaremacniel@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up20arrow-down2·7 months agowhy would you want or need a separate SMS/MMS application on your phone in the first place?
minus-squaresab@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up52·7 months ago You don’t like the Google app You don’t want to use Google apps out of principle You’re using a version of Android where Google apps are not installed by default, so you need to install something
minus-squaremacniel@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·7 months agoWell yeah, I didn’t consider those points, especially the last with android distros not all come with gapps.
minus-squareCheradenine@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·7 months agoI use OpenContacts, it has its own database so nothing else can access it.
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·7 months agoYou might want more control of how the app looks. Or maybe an app has some UI features you like. I used Textra for years, but did eventually switch back to the default android messenger when I started encountering issues.
minus-squareHazen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-27 months agoWhat issues? I have used for… I don’t even know. Feels like since my first smart phone. Never had issues.
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI don’t really remember now, but I think it was something to do with having issues sending images.
minus-squareJeknilah@monero.townlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoFor Google photos/Contacts in particular, the gallery app was good because it would constantly ask to sync photos to the cloud.
minus-squareBoxtifer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoI was hoping more people would use RCS but I guess SMS will probably be the old fax machine in the future.
why would you want or need a separate SMS/MMS application on your phone in the first place?
Well yeah, I didn’t consider those points, especially the last with android distros not all come with gapps.
Default app sucks.
I use OpenContacts, it has its own database so nothing else can access it.
You might want more control of how the app looks. Or maybe an app has some UI features you like.
I used Textra for years, but did eventually switch back to the default android messenger when I started encountering issues.
What issues? I have used for… I don’t even know. Feels like since my first smart phone. Never had issues.
I don’t really remember now, but I think it was something to do with having issues sending images.
For Google photos/Contacts in particular, the gallery app was good because it would constantly ask to sync photos to the cloud.
I was hoping more people would use RCS but I guess SMS will probably be the old fax machine in the future.