F-Droid is an installable catalogue of FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) applications for the Android platform. The client makes it easy to browse, install, and keep track of updates on your device.
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I don't use one but if I did want an open source one I think I'd give the fossify tools a look.
Basically they forked all the Simple mobile apps when some dodgy company bought them so I'm pretty sure all the fossify forks are safe.
I use their gallery app with no issue.
You don't use SMS?
I do but not an open source one. Basically just use Google's with rcs disabled because for me the rcs messages only resulted in me getting a could not be delivered message 3 or so days later (I'm in the UK I hear it actually works elsewhere but yeah I've never sent one that actually delivered). I think it's a common thing here as I've had to disable rcs on several relatives phones because their messages didn't deliver at all and that's most of the main phone networks
To be honest though I do use Signal more than Sms but it would be silly not to have it all on a phone.
@owatnext have a look at the Fossify app suite. The name says it all!
:github: https://github.com/FossifyOrg
:github: https://github.com/FossifyOrg/Messages
Silence is nice.
It also allows e2e encryption with other Silence users by exchanging keys via SMS.
I was using Silence but had issues with the encryption settings
It is not well maintained
Oh, wow, nice.
This is an old idea, glad to see someone continuing it.
I use Partisan-SMS (PSMS) it's a fork of QKSMS with optional encryption
That compared to Quik?
Quik is huge, 60MB for an SMS app... in my eyes it tries to do too much, like integration of random other protocols.
I used DekuSMS because of that but it doesnt allow texting phone numbers and Exodus shows it has a tracker
Oh wow I hadn't heard of Quik! What other protocols does it integrate? Not much info on their repo.
It seems none? Looks like just a fancy SMS app, but I dont need that and has no encryption support.
But at least it is actively maintained, Partisan SMS is abandonware.
So is QUIK FOSS? Because I just installed it, I used to use Textra. I like the features of it.
Look at the link
I'm kinda new to this, so I was just wondering.
Yes it is FOSS just like the other recommendations in my other comment.
At 60MB it is pretty bloated for an SMS app though, so I would prefer something simpler like Fossify Contacts, or something with encryption like Deku SMS
Thanks. I understand the bloated part, but personally for me, coming from Textra, it's comparable to what I had, minus the trackers
Haha, okay then... what features do you find so useful?
For example timed messages... I dont use SMS at all XD
If I do, I would prefer DekuSMS as it has AES encryption so at least you are not spied on (if both use DekuSMS)
2 main features - the ability to make the texts bigger by percentage. So I was able to make the texts about 125 percent bigger. The other main feature was to have a media picker integrated into the app when sending a picture ect.
Also a bonus was having Giphy integrated as well, but I know that definitely has trackers involved.
But overall I do like Quik.
People send images via SMS? XD doesnt that cost money or something?
Yes. I have friends who solely rely on SMS. Best is when they try to send a video.
Crazy... I would really encourage to use DekuSMS then. It also has picture support and encrypted SMS if both use the app and opt in to encryption.
Otherwise SMS is insecure as hell.
I 100 percent agree about the insecurity. Deku is on F Droid?
I get it over Obtainium and it is also on F-Droid? What question is that? 😅 just look?
Also as an F-Droid client, if you use something newer than Android 13, use "F-Droid Basic" which is written for the modern features.
The Lineage OS app is based on AOSP but unlike AOSP it is actually maintained. What is wrong with it? The other option is Fossify
Maybe superficial, but I think it is mega ugly.
I understand that is poor reasoning.
It matches your system colors
I can't figure out how to turn off the OLED feature for it, and the way it handles OLED is ugly.
SMS messenger on fdroid, it should be orange with a text icon inside it
Oh wait, I think I am familiar with that one before.
You can also use fossify SMS messanger, its an uptodate fork of it, just got a new phone and I'm using fossifys fork of the whole suite