[APP] [4.1+] Smart SMS (themes,filters,messageboxes)

[deanwray]

Smart Messenger​

Features

• Passcoded/Security/Secret Conversations
• Messageboxes
• Fast (constantly tested with 80,000 messages)
• Popup Quick Reply
• Custom Themes and ability to edit settings
• Designed for 1 handed use (left/right options)
• Advanced Filter System for family/spam/anything
• Cloud Backups to Google Drive
• Schedules Messages
• Total notifcation control (through filters)
• The most responsive dev on the planet !

Screenshots

XDA:DevDB Information
Smart SMS, App for all devices (see above for details)

Contributors
deanwray

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 524
Stable Release Date: 2014-10-17
Current Beta Version: 524
Beta Release Date: 2014-10-17

Created 2014-10-14
Last Updated 2014-10-17

 

[deanwray]

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Release Archive (Latest and Older)(Includes BETA)
PlayStore Link



Userful Links
App Site
Bug Tracking
Permissions Explanation
Beta Testing Group (Google+)

 

[deanwray]

Bugs / Known Issues

T-Mobile MMS does not work (under investigation) : adding an alternate send method to mms settings to see if that works

 

[deanwray]

RESERVED

 

[androidaholic11]

Wow! What a great first impression. Gonna give this a go for a few days to test but man it does look awesome so far. Fantastic job, can't wait to see where you take this app.

 

[deanwray]

Wow! What a great first impression. Gonna give this a go for a few days to test but man it does look awesome so far. Fantastic job, can't wait to see where you take this app.

Thanks
Still kinda beta, have a few more features to add, but always open to requests suggestions

 

[Locheed]

Looks awesome. Gonna put this under test. I might have found a replacement for EvolveSMS.

 

[deanwray]

Wow! What a great first impression. Gonna give this a go for a few days to test but man it does look awesome so far. Fantastic job, can't wait to see where you take this app.

Looks awesome. Gonna put this under test. I might have found a replacement for EvolveSMS.

BTW more important to me is "if you decided not to use it" why that would be... and what can be done to change that etc.....

 

[Locheed]

BTW more important to me is "if you decided not to use it" why that would be... and what can be done to change that etc.....

I'm not going to do that. Instead I deleted EvolveSMS and keeping this one. It's a keeper app. :good:
Here is somethings that I have already discovered and some opinions about it. Haven't even checked everything yet and going to keep up testing it thoroughly.

1. Multilingual support is a must for this app to gain popularity. I use it in English, but can't even recommend this app to my sister right now, unless it's getting a Finnish support. I suggest using a Crowding to make it hapen.
2. While editing conversation threads there are buttons to select all and deselect all. When I first opened app, I had no clue what these buttons were and kept hitting those until figured what those were. Maybe needs some clearer buttons. Of course it could be just me.
3. Mark votings active/ended (maybe green/red small text under question mark or color coded question marks). I now tried to vote and got an error "No UDD". Maybe changing it to something like "Voting of this has ended".
4. Directly call to contact from inbox by holding name and from popup choosing "call to sender".
5. Option to keep topbar visible.
6. In settings those activation/disable buttons are nice, but I always think those as levelers and keep trying to slide those.
7. While sending an SMS it would be nice if there was a tickle box for delivery report. Sometimes it is needed, but I don't wanna go through settings first to enable it and after that to disable it.
8. While in a sending SMS screen there is a possibility to type names and it works nicely, but sometimes it would be better to have a button to open contacts and then tickle everyone who You would like to message to be send. Sending a birthday invitation to everyone on my contact list takes a lot of typing.
9. Sorting inbox threads by name could be good, if there is a lot of contacts.
10. Resending a SMS by holding a message and then choosing resend.

There You go. Hopefully there was somethings that helped you to make this even better app. Myself I'm going to keep this app as my daily use message app.

 

[deanwray]

My replies

1. Multilingual support is a must for this app to gain popularity. I use it in English, but can't even recommend this app to my sister right now, unless it's getting a Finnish support. I suggest using a Crowding to make it hapen.
   Totally, just at the moment even the video tutorials on filters and the like are out of date due to how much I'm changing advancing the dam thing every day , when I think the structure and layout is final, along with wording then yeah...will deal with translations
   
2. While editing conversation threads there are buttons to select all and deselect all. When I first opened app, I had no clue what these buttons were and kept hitting those until figured what those were. Maybe needs some clearer buttons. Of course it could be just me.
   Well, there is an interesting thing that I'm thinking of adding that kinda makes me hold off on this....as in mobile design I'm not happy with use of UI bars... the FAB idea is a little better but not good enough for me .... so one thing on the list is a new way to "control/edit" visuals/data (that will be optional) ... for now though you have bottom bar and log press (on an item) while in selection mode
   
3. Mark votings active/ended (maybe green/red small text under question mark or color coded question marks). I now tried to vote and got an error "No UDD". Maybe changing it to something like "Voting of this has ended".
   UDD is experimental at the moment, I'm tweaking how it calculates and yes need to sort some of the messages out, it probably means you have not got a high enough score to vote....though it should say that
   
4. Directly call to contact from inbox by holding name and from popup choosing "call to sender".
   Long press on the threads icon and you can call or view contact etc ... if thats what you mean
   
5. Option to keep topbar visible.
   The most important thing in my design and consideration is to allow total control (or as much as possible) so yeah, this can be done in "UI Config" you can turn immersive mode off, and even still toggle to hide top bar so yeah, total contol
   
6. In settings those activation/disable buttons are nice, but I always think those as levelers and keep trying to slide those.
   Well the same drawable view is used for sliders too
   
7. While sending an SMS it would be nice if there was a tickle box for delivery report. Sometimes it is needed, but I don't wanna go through settings first to enable it and after that to disable it.
   you mean something that asks, do you want a delivery report ? Could be an option if thats what you mean.. . though I would have to say that the default would be no dialog asking, you would have to opt it on, any time you want a feature ... try the feature request here on xda or on my bug database... cause then it's more like an official request (also means I dont forget)
   
8. While in a sending SMS screen there is a possibility to type names and it works nicely, but sometimes it would be better to have a button to open contacts and then tickle everyone who You would like to message to be send. Sending a birthday invitation to everyone on my contact list takes a lot of typing.
   100% agree and have been meaning to do this for....well.....(looks at watch)..3-5 months, just other things keep popping up in the priority list
   
9. Sorting inbox threads by name could be good, if there is a lot of contacts.
   Yeah I plan to have a very comprehensive search system, so you can do selective backups too... but this wont be this month
   
10. Resending a SMS by holding a message and then choosing resend.
    It should already do this on "failed" messages, if not let me know!! Cause it would be a bug
    

There You go. Hopefully there was somethings that helped you to make this even better app. Myself I'm going to keep this app as my daily use message app.

Thanks for all this and your time, hope that answers a few things for ya

 

[Landraider17]

I was using this in Beta for some time. Looks more polished and bug free now. Would check it out again soon! Great work.

 

[Locheed]

3. How do You get more scores?
4. Tried that but it looks like it has to be a short press. It's there then.
5. Couldn't find a option to do that or is this still under development?
7. Where is the bug database? No I mean a text that says Delivery report [X]. Like this: http://i.imgur.com/1y43F3r.jpg
10. I don't know about failed messages, but sometimes I need to resend same message to same person, so best would be just hold it and click resend.

I also send an request to join G+ beta channel.

 

[deanwray]

3. How do You get more scores?
4. Tried that but it looks like it has to be a short press. It's there then.
5. Couldn't find a option to do that or is this still under development?
7. Where is the bug database? No I mean a text that says Delivery report [X]. Like this: http://i.imgur.com/1y43F3r.jpg
10. I don't know about failed messages, but sometimes I need to resend same message to same person, so best would be just hold it and click resend.

I also send an request to join G+ beta channel.

3. Well, thats being developed, it's a metric that calculates use and engagement, also are you premium user etc... basically a score that gives a good indication of your usage... so being new ...not high currently give it a few days...

4. oops, yeah short press

7. sorry, on the play store listing or http://www.deanwray.co.uk/bugs/

10. oh really, you mean if it was sent but never received ? huh, never really though of that... ok, just altered that, in there in next beta release

 

[Locheed]

3. Well, thats being developed, it's a metric that calculates use and engagement, also are you premium user etc... basically a score that gives a good indication of your usage... so being new ...not high currently give it a few days...

10. oh really, you mean if it was sent but never received ? huh, never really though of that... ok, just altered that, in there in next beta release

3. No just found your app. So there is a premium also available. Good to know.
10. Sometimes I need to send a text message to colleague like a "Car available" every day so it's a nice shortcut. Thanks.

Just joined to Beta app and registered to bugtracker. Also I posted details of your app to local android related finnish forums. Might get few more users. :victory:

 

[sweet bhoot]

nice app

 

[deanwray]

3. No just found your app. So there is a premium also available. Good to know.
10. Sometimes I need to send a text message to colleague like a "Car available" every day so it's a nice shortcut. Thanks.

Just joined to Beta app and registered to bugtracker. Also I posted details of your app to local android related finnish forums. Might get few more users. :victory:

well just put out a new release with changes... available now from repo or in a few hours from play... fixed sched and added option to resend, though oddly not tested it

 

[javiwankenobi]

Looks great. Scheduling options as well as pushbullet support are a deal breaker though. Add this and it will be right up there with Textra and EvolveSMS

 

[deanwray]

Looks great. Scheduling options as well as pushbullet support are a deal breaker though. Add this and it will be right up there with Textra and EvolveSMS

what do you mean scheduling ? I think it has one of the most advanced shced systems there is, it's easy yet advanced conditional scheduling ? Or do you mean something else ?

RE : Pushbullet I did ask all current users of SM if they wanted this in a UDD within the app, they said either no or not bothered... if you would like it and have the influence you can vote in the UDD panel

hmmm UDD is User Driven Development btw

 

[deanwray]

Request

Would appreciate anyone on T-Mobile U.S. testing the new send method in mms (need to be in advanced mode) and reporting back...thanks

 

[m0d]

I have many sms without country codes and the app automatically adds the current country code where I am now. But, not all sms end up having correct codes.
Is there a way not to add country codes automatically?

Also,
Messages received from service providers and others with a name not a number appear as ERROR.