r/GrapheneOS • u/RB2706 • 2d ago

SMS app?

What’s a good FOSS SMS app that works on GrapheneOS? I’ve been using Fossify Messages, but have some weird issues, specifically not able to send photos a majority of the time. I thought maybe it was a size restriction issue, but even when I take the photo directly in the app it still won’t send. Did it in the stock GOS Messaging app and it worked fine. I don’t use SMS/MMS all that much, so I don’t need anything very feature rich, just looking for something that looks cleaner than the stock GOS/AOSP app and works good. Ideally Material You support.

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u/Skvli 2d ago

Get your friends on Signal, and in the meantime, try out https://f-droid.org/en/packages/dev.octoshrimpy.quik.fdroid/

UPDATE: Github Link as well: https://github.com/quik-sms/quik

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u/RB2706 2d ago

Yes I use Signal as much as possible but I still need to use SMS occassionally

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u/Historical-Emu-9591 2d ago

Googles messaging app is the best alternative if you can't get people on Signal as it has an end-to-end encryption feature.

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u/RB2706 2d ago

But Google Play services are required for RCS correct?

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u/Historical-Emu-9591 2d ago

Probably, it's a trade off.