Comments on: Handcent SMS

By: natashia

natashia — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:40:49 +0000

u have to turn off ur notifications for ur messanger that came on the phone. on my htc evo i just go to my messages and go to settings then notifications and there is a choice to recieve notifications or not. that should keep it from playing 2 ring tones. to set differnt ringtones for differnt ppl u just clikck on the person u are txting and at the top right corner is settings. then go to notifications and change the sound.

By: Antonio Wells

Antonio Wells — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:59:52 +0000

Download and install Rings Extended, this app will allow you to choose sounds other than the simple system tones.

By: SONYEXPERIA

SONYEXPERIA — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:01:02 +0000

hi. i have a sony experia x10 and my sound setting doesn’t have option to let me choose songs as ringtone using handcent. it goes right into soundpicker which sux. why is that happening? i used to be able to use it. my friend who is using mini pro have many options include handcent. question might not be so relavant but if u could help will be much appreciaed. thx a bunch!

By: Antonio Wells

Antonio Wells — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 14:34:44 +0000

That is indeed true with the dropped texts being sent or received... so it is not 100% reliable. It does not allow you to text within your own carrier number, but using the app your friends see the number assigned to you, however, you receive text messages via the app. An alternative would be Textfree. Different to your needs, but Messenger apps work well... meaning both parties need the same app and they send the messages over the Internet and not text at all... if you want to have a look.

By: truebenny

truebenny — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 16:41:15 +0000

I have heard of TextPlus and read about it. some android users complained about missing several texts that are being sent and received. also, the app reacts slow. however, does TextPlus allows you to text with your own carrier number ? and is there another app you recommend ?

thank you.

By: Antonio Wells

Antonio Wells — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:14:55 +0000

@truebunny the app is free. It will count against your per text plan when you send/receive text messages with this app. Think of it as a replacement app for the "Message" app but with more features. If you're looking for an app that completely uses the Internet to send/receive while giving free text messages try textPLUS.

By: truebenny

truebenny — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 23:08:24 +0000

so if this is totally free, meaning it will not charge per text on my next phone bill, i can just text with this app as long as i have internet service ? also, how does this app text out as ? will it be my cell provider number or will it create a secondary number that my friends will receive ? thank you.

By: fraggercrue

fraggercrue — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 13:40:09 +0000

My problem is a little different. Here is a screenshot of my Samsung Vibrant homescreen.

http://www.androidtapp.com/handcent-sms/

See the “Messaging” icon down at the bottom? How can I re-direct that to Handcent??

By: Umesh

Umesh — Fri, 20 May 2011 15:32:33 +0000

I have an HTC Wildfire, not sure if it’s because of this, but since I downloaded this app, the screen used to turn on 5 seconds before a text/call was received. Eventually after a few months the phone’s screen blacked out.
Anyone else experienced this?

By: julie

julie — Thu, 12 May 2011 06:11:19 +0000

when i downloaded the handcent for android (samsung ace s-5830) aside from i am getting 2 notifications one for handcent and one for my phone.. it also drains my battery fast…

By: None

None — Wed, 11 May 2011 00:07:17 +0000

Everyone STOP asking the same dang question. If you keep getting multiple notifications, then maybe you should read the post and then if your question is not answered post another one. It gets old seeing the same post 434839 times dang.

By: steve

steve — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 03:08:27 +0000

dose it use up your sms or is it free texting

By: jdmflow

jdmflow — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:28:33 +0000

I did that but I still get the notification bar and the new SMS..

By: dhruvin

dhruvin — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 04:47:43 +0000

how 2 add group message on handset messanger on android??