Download Android Apps and Games
AppBrain
  • Apps
  • Apps being viewed right now Trending apps today Most popular apps All-time most downloaded apps Top rated apps
  • Intelligence ▾
    Intelligence overview → Track any Android app or your whole market
    Track & analyze
    Keyword Tracker & OptimizerTrack & improve Play rankings App Performance ReportOne-off PDF for any app StatisticsFree Android & Play market stats
    Promote your app
    Featured Apps App Links
  • Intelligence
  • Pricing
  • Dashboard
  • Sign up
  • Log in
Android Apps > Personalization > SMS Flash
SMS Flash icon

SMS Flash

3.3
Lakshman Brothers
4.04
966 reviews
100,000+
Downloads
Free

Instant SMS notification without stealing focus! Specially built for gamers!

This app is currently not available on Google Play.

Try these apps instead

Flash Alert On Call & SMS icon Flash Alert On Call & SMS
Mitu Ultra
3.7
Free
50,000+
flash on call: sms flash alert icon flash on call: sms flash alert
Mobile_V12
4.6
Free
100,000+
Flash Alert - Flash Call & SMS icon Flash Alert - Flash Call & SMS
Ninelogix Studio
4.0
Free
100,000+
Flash Alerts LED - Call, SMS icon Flash Alerts LED - Call, SMS
RV AppStudios
4.6
Free
5,000,000+
Flash Alert on Call and SMS icon Flash Alert on Call and SMS
Battery Stats Saver
4.7
Free
5,000,000+
Flash Alert - Call & SMS icon Flash Alert - Call & SMS
Trusted App Global
4.7
Free
1,000,000+
Flash Alert Call SMS icon Flash Alert Call SMS
ASH Apps
4.5
Free
1,000,000+
Flash Text icon Flash Text
Jan33
3.6
Free
5,000+

About SMS Flash

SMS Flash was a personalization app developed by Lakshman Brothers. It was removed from Google Play Dec 12, 2017 and is no longer available for download.

Download Statistics

SMS Flash had been downloaded 220 thousand times before it became unavailable.

User Ratings

SMS Flash was rated 4.04 out of 5 stars, based on 970 ratings.

App Information

SMS Flash was free to download. The APK download size was 123.76 kB. The last available version was 3.3. The last update was on January 9, 2013.

Technical Requirements

SMS Flash required Android 2.1+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play April 2012.

Description
SMS Flash is a simple application that displays incoming SMS as soon as they are received, in a non interactive way. Even on lock screen (unless you are using stock lock screen). Unlike SMS popup, you can touch through the displayed SMS and continue interaction with the screen. So you do not need to stop what you were doing to read the SMS.Its very handy when you are playing Games, watching movie, recording video, taking pictures, browsing etc.

##IMPORTANT: Please read the description fully before installing and also check compatibility (in main menu) before writing reviews.
(Touch through feature has been removed from android API implementation going forward from ICS, so it works only on devices running Ginger Bread )##

#Note: No Ads, No Internet Permission, Totally Free.

SMS is formatted and notified as a transparent view on the fly, you can set the number of seconds the SMS has to be displayed and you can use Proximity sensor to
1. Dismiss SMS Flash on first touch of Proximity sensor(SMS Flash is dismissed within next 1 second after touching the sensor)
2. Extend the display time when you need more to finish reading by touching and holding
3. Go to reply box when Proximity sensor is touched twice.(#To Disable uncheck Trigger Reply Panel under Advanced Preferences#)
Tip :
$ Reply feature works best(shows chat thread) with Go SMS Pro or Handscent installed as default SMS app.
4. Easy Read feature:
-- SMS's received when screen is turned OFF will be displayed when screen is turned ON, no need to unlock, it's shown on top of lock screen unless Android default lockscreen is used.
Of course this feature can be configured based on your preference.

You can create a blacklist to make sure SMS from particular contact numbers are not displayed on the fly. You can set it as white list so that SMS from only these numbers are shown by SMS Flash.

#Attention :
1. Developed and tested on Samsung Galaxy S 2, phones with less processing power might make the SMS Flash BLINK(This is hardware limitation).
2. ##GALAXY NOTE## and few other devices might not send the touch events through SMS Flash to the underneath application, all other features work well.
Please use "Check Compatibility" feature to check before using the app.
3. %HTC sensation 4G% has Force close issue on reply feature.Please wait for a fix.

What SMS Flash is #NOT#:
% It's not replacement of your default SMS app.
% It shows SMS on the fly when screen is ON, it queues the notifications when screen is OFF and shows them once screen is ON(Enable 'Easy Read' in Advanced Preferences).
% It doesn't remove the notifications from notification bar.

Following attributes are configurable :

* Enable or disable SMS Flash (Optional password can be set)
* Text color, size and transparency
* Background color and transparency
* Contact Image transparency
* Show only Name and Contact Image or Name and Text or just Name
* Duration to display SMS
* Position to display SMS
* Whether or not you want to use proximity sensor features
* Whether or not you want to use proximity sensor to dismiss SMS Flash and ignore that SMS
* Whether or not you want to use proximity sensor to extend display duration on the fly when reading long SMS's
* Whether or not you want to trigger reply box when you double touch Proximity sensor
* Whether or not you want to trigger reply box at the end of extended display when you are close to proximity sensor
* Black listing/white listing specific numbers.

.........................................................
Special Thanks to TheSmokingAndroid for the video review.
.........................................................

Recent changes:
V 3.3
* Updated proximity sensor related issues with Note 2 and other tablets [Thanks to Yogesh Prasad]
* Default value of Easy Read feature changed from Enabled to Disabled
* Few minor updates and bug fixes
----
V 3.2
# Added change log alert box
# Config alert box on start up for Easy Read
# Changed default background and flash position
# Better Error Handling
# Configurable Default Locker, User Presense preferences
# Configurable Vibrate
added donate button
Show more Show less

More data about SMS Flash

Price Free to download
Download estimate 220 thousand
Rating 4.04 based on 970 ratings
Version 3.3
APK size 123.8 KB
Number of libraries 0
Designed for Android 2.1+
Suitable for Everyone
Ads Contains ads

App Performance Report

Get a detailed PDF report for SMS Flash with download trends, rating history, and key performance statistics — useful for competitive research or tracking your own app. Learn more

Get PDF Report — $29

Google Play Rating history and histogram

560
170
78
35
120

Changelog of SMS Flash

Show changelog

Developer information for Lakshman Brothers

Lakshman Brothers

Website

Address:

Share SMS Flash

Comments on SMS Flash for Android

★★★★★ Excelent ,excelent.. Excelent,
★★★★★ Let me use hangouts Love it, but would be cool if i could change a setting to allow hangouts to be launched rather than the native messaging app when hovering over the proximity sensor. Maybe I'm missing it but can't find it.
★★★★★ Nice app This is very joyfull apps
★★★★★ Useful Good app. But while using the reply option the app goes to default android messaging rather than other installed messaging apps. Please fix that.
★★★★★ Extremely useful app quicky preview msgs Useful for previewing msgs without accessing msg screen (this allows customizable preview to instantly display on screen - regardless of what ur currently using or viewing). I wouldn't be without this simple but essential app! U don't need to interrupt games, navigation or driving to see what msg is - due to quick preview u can decide if it is communication that u need to immediately respond to without checking msgs! Simple yet ingenuous.
★★☆☆☆ working annoyingly Not work on all SMS. Sometime its working. And crashes all the time, Please fix it.
★★☆☆☆ Backwas hai.. It apprises u abt the flash message only. And dont show option of sending one flash message
★★☆☆☆ Bad Very bad apps
★★☆☆☆ please ENABLE QUICK REPLY if there is quick reply i know people will change thier app to this! like what my friends said.

Technologies used by SMS Flash

SMS Flash is requesting 4 permissions and is using 0 libraries.
Show details
Flash Alert On Call & SMS icon Flash Alert On Call & SMS
flash on call: sms flash alert icon flash on call: sms flash alert
Flash Alert - Flash Call & SMS icon Flash Alert - Flash Call & SMS
Flash Alerts LED - Call, SMS icon Flash Alerts LED - Call, SMS
Flash Alert on Call and SMS icon Flash Alert on Call and SMS
Flash Alert - Call & SMS icon Flash Alert - Call & SMS
Flash Alert Call SMS icon Flash Alert Call SMS
Flash Text icon Flash Text

Back to top
AppBrain Intelligence premium content

Subscribe now to get full and unlimited access to AppBrain Intelligence. You'll have access to:

  • App Intelligence dashboard (performance timeline, competitor comparison, country rankings, insight cards)
  • Detailed ranking data per app
  • Full timeline per developer
  • Device market shares data per country
  • Unlimited keyword tracking
1 Month

$75/mo
(billed every month)

SAVE 0%
Subscribe
3 Months

$65/mo
($195 billed every 3 months)

SAVE 13%
Subscribe
1 Year

$57.50/mo
($690 billed every year)

SAVE 23%
Subscribe
Each subscription will automatically renew 3 days before the expiration date for the same time period. Subscriptions can be cancelled at any time before the renewal.

AppBrain is a directory focused on discovering great apps and games. We give statistics, rankings and search options that Google Play and the App Store don't have. All trademarks are owned by their respective owners. AppBrain doesn't offer APKs or binaries, and always lets users install the official version from Google Play or the App Store.

More apps

  • Top Android apps being viewed
  • Pocket Job Search
  • LATOKEN DeFi Crypto Wallet for Android
  • SweetHub - Live Video Call App

Android Statistics

  • Android statistics
  • Google Play Developer stats
  • Trending Android Apps
  • Top popular Apps
  • Buy the best Android phone

About AppBrain

  • Contact
  • Privacy
  • Documentation
  • DMCA takedowns
  • Articles
  • Blog
  • Free App-Ads.Txt Validation
© 2010-2026 - AppBrain