Alt SMS messaging apps on /e/OS

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I’m using the default messaging app on e/OS and it doesn’t support emoji responses. Not sure if this is a de-Google limitation or if other apps do have it. If so, any recommendations on basic SMS apps?

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QKSMS has been dead for years. QUIK SMS is a revival QKSMS: https://f-droid.org/packages/dev.octoshrimpy.quik.fdroid

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Thanks to both! Trying it now, at least I can receive emoji responses correctly now, not sure if I can send them

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Sending them requires the proprietary RCS protocol. Only google messages and a couple others can do it. Infrastructure for RCS is owned by Google, Apple, and some carriers IIRC

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It doesn’t, actually. Google Messages implemented this before Apple got RCS. It’s as simple as seeing a message come in that says " liked message” and converting it into a 👍 response for the referenced message. Unfortunately no one has followed their lead on that one.

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That is why I said sending them. You can’t send reactions that people can also see without RCS. QUIK SMS converts received reactions into the proper format but still can’t send them.

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I’m not sure what you mean. Every receiver has a sender. If you send it to someone with Google Messages without RCS, they will receive it.

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I’m using the official Google Messages app on a Pixel 9 Pro. I’m still getting bullshit iOS responses from old-iPhone users. Very annoying.

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is emoji response a sms standard…? highly doubt it. isn’t the other recipient receiving weird message like “Reacted with ♡ to ‘Hello’”?

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