Handcent SMS is a feature-rich messaging app for Android that blends beautiful themes with extensive SMS/MMS capabilities and cross-device chat options. Not ranked in any top list, it holds a strong 4.34/5 rating from 553,166 reviews and has accrued 10,000,000+ downloads to date, with -1 in the last 30 days.
Pros & Cons
Extensive customization with themes and skins
Cross-device messaging including Handcent Talk and Anywhere
Privacy features like Private Box and password protection
Comprehensive SMS/MMS management with backup options
Group Chat availability varies by region (not uniform worldwide)
Cloud backup is a paid service in some configurations
About Handcent SMS
Handcent SMS was a communication app developed by handcent_market. It was removed from Google Play Jun 10, 2015 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Handcent SMS had been downloaded 22 million times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Handcent SMS was rated 4.34 out of 5 stars, based on 550 thousand ratings.
App Information
Handcent SMS was free to download. The APK download size was 10.61 MB. The last available version was 6.5.9. The last update was on May 27, 2015.
Technical Requirements
Handcent SMS required Android 2.3+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play before 2010.
Description
The most powerful and customizable messaging app that’s ever been created. Handcent SMS can do more than just texting, it comes with plenty of beautiful skins and useful features. Texting is meant to be simple, powerful and colorful!
Take a look at main features, You’d be surprised what it’s capable of.
Key features:
> Beautiful user interface: Flat UI design with countless themes and skins for you to choose from, find one that fits your style. All themes and skins are available for free download from Handcent in play store. New Skins are added daily!
> SMS/MMS: Full SMS and MMS support, support for all Android phones and all Android versions(up to 4.4 Kitkat)
>Handcent Talk: Send messages without paying for SMS/MMS. A cross-platform service: Android, iPhone, Windows Phones users can all chat together.
> Handcent Anywhere: Text on computers and tablets. Utilize the bigger screen and physical keyboard for faster texting.
> Facebook Profile Pic sync: Sync contacts’ Facebook pictures to be used in our app. (It replaces your local contacts' pictures in the people app with their profile pictures from Facebook if the the name matches. You can also do it manually)
> Contact customizations: Set unique notification sound, style, icon and vibrate pattern and so on for each contact.
> Backup messages: Cloud backup for all your messages(SMS/MMS) as well as your settings. You can even choose how often you want to back up. When you get a new device or reinstall our app,you can easily restore all your messages and settings. (You will need to purchase your Cloud backup service to use it)
> Private Box: Protect your personal information with Private Box. Use password to view and hide your messages. Private box can be backed up on the cloud using your Handcent account or to external SD card. (Stock Message app and all third party ones won't be able to view messages you put in the private box)
> Group Chat: Chat with a group of friends(MMS required. Its availability depends on your area, it's fully working in North America)
> Bulk SMS: Send Bypass your system's limitation to send more texts at once. You can even increase the number of the text you can send by subscribing to our premium service.
> Search: Search contact and text in your inbox letting users quickly locate messages in a big inbox.
> Emoji: Share fun emoji and smileys with other Android Handcent users as well as iPhone users. Additional emoji are available as free, downloadable plugins!
> Security: Anti-harassment feature built in with the ability to blacklist contacts, filter out keywords, and filter out numbers by prefix.
> Globalization: Support for more than 20 languages. (You are more than welcome to correct our mistakes and provide better translation) Support for the various messaging protocols of different countries.
> Scheduled task: Deliver SMS and even MMS messages at a specific time or regular intervals such as daily, weekly or monthly.
> ECard: Share beautiful Handcent eCards with family and friends to mark important dates, such as holidays, birthdays, and to exchange avatars between couples and friends. (eCard is a standalone app in app store)
> Auto-split: Messages over 160 characters to be split on CDMA networks such as Verizon Wireless.
> VCard: Full support for vCards allows you to send, receive, import and export them with Handcent SMS.
> Other tools: Integrated spell checking and Message composition tools and etc.
For information, support, or to manage your account, please visit our website http://www.handcent.com Or send an email to help@handcent.com Like us at https://www.facebook.com/handcent Follow us at https://twitter.com/handcent
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★★★★★
My set problem i just send 60 bite not more but now i can send 180 bite msg
★★★★★
notification sound on private contact - uncustomizable the idea of being able to change notification sound for private & public messages to recognize easily is great. unfortunately it's not working. kindly fix pls.
★★★★★
Great, BUT ! Was using it for years, but since i have moved to new HTC model, it appears, that handcent is not supported in dot view. When that option becomes available, ill get back to app. For now, uninstall
★★☆☆☆
Regression Used to live this app, now is clunky, bug ridden and those ads at the top of conversation list!? No thanks, uninstalled.
★★☆☆☆
Goodbye Handcent you were monumental and one of the greats then you changed the emojis and then put ads as text messages. You have lost a user since 2009. It was fun, until you became stupid!!!!
Technologies used by Handcent SMS
36 permissions·10 libraries
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Trust & Safety: The app requests a broad set of permissions typical for feature-rich messaging apps (network, SMS, contacts, storage, device state, etc.). Users should review permissions and utilize built-in privacy features like Private Box and cloud backup to manage data securely.
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.
