Messages: SMS Text App

Name: Messages: SMS Text App
Rating: 3.50 (167 reviews)
Author: Happy Apps Studio Inc

LiveHappy Apps Studio Inc3 apps · 58.5K installsCommunicationFree · contains adscom.chatly.messages

Fast SMS app with spam block, backup, themes & private chats

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Total installs: 48,580
Installs / day: +1.2K
Rating: 3.5★
Released: 13 Jul 2026
Last update: 12 Oct 2026
Countries: —

Install history

exact counter from Google Play

30dAll

Installs per day · last 90 days

Change timeline

2 changesFull history

12 Oct 2026 before
Update date
6 Oct 202612 Oct 2026
12 Oct 2026 before
Version
20.0.0 → 22.0.0

Country availability

Availability has not been checked for this app yet. “Check all countries” looks the app up in about 140 Google Play storefronts and shows where it is live, listed but not installable, or missing — plus any country-specific (custom) store listings.

Top countries

estimate · charts of 13 Oct

Most downloads likely come from 🇹🇭 Thailand (~72%), out of 2 countries where it is charted.

Thailand72%#54 Trending · Communication
Nepal28%#180 Top free · Communication

Estimated from top-chart positions weighted by each country’s Google Play market size. Countries where the app is not in a chart are not shown, so small markets may be missing.

Top chart positions

as of 13 Oct

Chart	Country	Rank	Change
Trending · Communication	TH	#54	▼ 1

App manifest

Read this app's manifest from Google Play: permissions, declared SDKs, components and AdMob app ID. Saved analysis appears here automatically.

Data safety

declared by the developer on Google Play

No data shared with third parties
Collects data Personal info and Device or other IDs
Data is not encrypted
No way to ask for data deletion

This is the developer's own declaration, summarised from the Play listing. The permissions below show what the app is technically able to access.

Permissions

20 in 5 groups

9 Sensitive5 Notable6 Routine

What this app can do with your phone

See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emails
Add, change or delete contacts saved on your phone
Read all text and picture messages stored on your phone or SIM card
Receive incoming picture messages and could read or delete them before you see them
Receive and read incoming text messages, including one-time login codes
Send text messages from your phone, which may cost you money

ContactsSensitive2

Access to the contacts saved on your phone

See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emailsread your contacts · READ_CONTACTS
Add, change or delete contacts saved on your phonemodify your contacts · WRITE_CONTACTS

SMSSensitive5

Access to read, send, and edit your text messages

Read all text and picture messages stored on your phone or SIM cardread your text messages (SMS or MMS) · READ_SMS
Receive incoming picture messages and could read or delete them before you see themreceive text messages (MMS) · RECEIVE_MMS
Receive and read incoming text messages, including one-time login codesreceive text messages (SMS) · RECEIVE_SMS
Send text messages from your phone, which may cost you moneysend SMS messages · SEND_SMS
Change or delete text messages (SMS and MMS) stored on your phoneedit your text messages (SMS or MMS) · WRITE_SMS

PhoneSensitive2

Access to phone calls, call history, and voicemail

Call phone numbers without your input, which may cost you moneydirectly call phone numbers · CALL_PHONE
See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE

Device ID & call informationNotable1

Access to your phone's identifiers, mobile network details, and call status

See your phone number, device IDs, whether a call is active, and the other caller's numberread phone status and identity · READ_PHONE_STATE

OtherSensitive10

Access to miscellaneous device features that don't fit other categories

Show its own windows or bubbles on top of other apps you are usingdraw over other apps · SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
Start itself automatically as soon as your phone finishes turning onrun at startup · RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
Bring apps to the front or send them to the backgroundreorder running apps · REORDER_TASKS
Keep your phone's processor or screen from going to sleep, which can use more batteryprevent device from sleeping · WAKE_LOCK
Check whether you are online and whether you use Wi-Fi or mobile dataview network connections · ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
Connect to the internet to load content and send datafull network access · INTERNET
Check whether automatic sync is turned on for your accountsread sync settings · READ_SYNC_SETTINGS
Make your phone vibratecontrol vibration · VIBRATE
Check with Google Play that you got this app legitimatelyGoogle Play license check · com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
Receive push messages sent from the app's servers over the internetreceive data from Internet · com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE

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Sensitive = can reach personal data, location, camera/mic or act on your behalf. Notable = changes how your device behaves. Routine = normal for almost every app. Source: Google Play's permission list for all versions of this app.

Store listing

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Full description

Meet a faster, cleaner texting app. This modern SMS and MMS app replaces your default messaging app and puts you back in control of your text messages — no clutter, no confusion. Tired of spam? Take back your inbox. Powerful spam blocking and SMS blocker tools help stop unwanted texts, robotexts, and junk messages so your conversations stay clean. - SPAM BLOCKING & PROTECTION Block spam texts and unwanted senders, filter junk, and keep scammers out of your inbox with built-in SMS blocking. - PRIVATE & LOCKED CHATS Lock private conversations with an app lock or PIN. A simple message lock keeps your private messages safe on a shared or lost phone. - CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING Dark mode, themes, colors, fonts, and chat bubbles. Customize text messages per contact and make them truly yours. - SCHEDULE TEXT MESSAGES Write now, send later. Schedule text messages for birthdays, reminders, or the right moment. - SMS BACKUP & RESTORE Fast SMS backup and restore — never lose your text messages when switching phones. 📞 Call Manager: Automatically shows quick actions after calls end - send messages, add reminders, create contacts. Uses phone state permission ONLY to detect call end events. No call logs, no data collection. EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT FROM SMS/MMS: - Group text and group messaging - Multimedia messages: photos, video, and audio (MMS) - Quick reply from notifications - Custom notifications per contact - Search your messages - Pin and archive conversations - Dual SIM messages: send from either SIM - Fast, lightweight, and reliable WHY THIS SMS APP? SMS just works — on any phone, anywhere, even without internet or data. This texting app keeps things simple and universal while giving you the control, privacy, and customization a default SMS app should have. YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS Your messages stay on your device. We ask only for the permissions this app needs to work as your SMS app, and we never sell your data. Note: This app is a default SMS handler and must be set as your default messaging app to send and receive texts. Download now and make texting fast, private, and yours again. Privacy and Permission Information Messages uses SMS, MMS, contacts, notification and storage-related permissions only to support core messaging features such as sending, receiving, displaying, organizing, backing up, restoring, importing, exporting and managing messages. Messages is an independent SMS/MMS messaging app and is not affiliated with Google, Android, mobile carriers or any third-party messaging service.

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