Messages is an open source replacement to the stock messaging app on Android. It is a continuation of QKSMS.
- Intuitive UI
- Scheduled Messages
- Message Backup
- Message Blocking and Archiving
- Voice Messages
- Attachments of any type of file
- Message Sorting
- Delayed Sending
- Automatic OTP Detection
Messages is available to download from the official github releases page.
You can chat with the community over at @Pvot_OS:telegram
This project is built on original fork from QKSMS and QUIK, but it takes a different directions in several areas.
- Opinionated UX choices: Instead of offering a large set of themes or layouts, the app prioritizes a single, consistent visual style to keep navigation predictable and distraction-free.
- Reduced dependency footprint: Compared to QKSMS’s extensive use of libraries for animations and theming, this project aims to keep external dependencies to a minimum for better control and easier maintenance.
- Selective feature set: Rather than replicating the full feature set of QKSMS (e.g., extensive theme packs) or QUIK's rapid-action gestures, this app includes only the features necessary for a streamlined workflow.
- Provide a messaging experience that stays fast over time.
- Keep the codebase easy to understand and updated with latest Android trends.
- Offer a consistent UI focused on clarity rather than personalization or speed tricks.
This project is not intended as a clone or competitor to QKSMS or QUIK. Instead, it explores a different path for designing an SMS app with minimalism and maintainability at its core.
A great bug report contains a description of the problem and steps to reproduce the problem. We need to know what we're looking for and where to look for it.
When reporting a bug, please make sure to provide the following information:
- Steps to reproduce the issue
- Messages version
- Device / OS information
Contributions welcome! Please see the contributing guidelines for details.
If you'd like to add translations to Messages, please join the project on Weblate! Translations that are committed directly to source files will not be accepted. For more information see the translation guidelines.
A special thank you to Jake (@klinker41) and Luke Klinker (@klinker24) for their work on android-smsmms, which has been an unspeakably large help in implementing MMS into QUIK.
A giant thank you to Moez moezbhatti for creating and maintaining QKSMS, of which QUIK would not exist without.
Continued thank you to octoshrimpy for developing QUIK.
Messages is developed and maintained by Saalim Quadri.
Messages is released under the The GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPLv3), which can be found in the LICENSE file in the root of this project.
