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  • Signal alternative for SMS now they want to drop its support

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  • Post #93

[deleted] I was thinking of replacing it with the RCS or something similar.

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      • Post #94

      [deleted] there is no doubt that SMS is an old an insecure technology, but it's also far reaching since it allows communication with any device featuring a sim card even without access to internet and as such it still makes sense using it in certain scenarios. Although wherever it can be replaced with a suitable security/privacy alternative, such alternative should be used.

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        • Post #95
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        Just use Google Messages with RCS enabled or any SMS messaging app from F-Droid that is well maintained and doesn't have hundreds of issues.
         
        This can be marked as solved; there is nothing else to add.

        10 days later

        Maybe this was said but I'll add that I tried google messages app with out any google services installed and network permission revoked and it just works notifications and all . I don't think RCS works but if you want a nicer ui SMS app its worth considering .
        After it was installed and set as default SMS app it synced all my messages from the default gos app as well .

          2 months later

          Is it possible to setup Cheogram to handle SMS for an existing number?

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            • Post #99
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            user74838 No, but if you can port it to JMP you can use it through Cheogram.

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              • Post #100

              newbie24689 You know who wrote/maintains it

              GrapheneOS maintainers don't maintain the SMS app, The SMS app is a part of AOSP.

                Skyway with network permission revoked and google components not not installed are you able to send and receive mms? (Regarding google messaging app)

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                    • Post #102
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                    User2288 It should work because MMS is not dependent on Internet.

                        [deleted] you'd think so right? But funny enough on my carrier if i don't turn data on mms doesn't work. So i just wondered whether this app would work fully right without internet.