Messages
Messages: Fast, secure & flexible SMS/MMS app with themes & scheduler
- Total installs
- 115,378
- Installs / day
- +18
- Rating
- 4.0★
- Released
- 7 Jul 2025
- Last update
- 20 Aug 2026
- Countries
- —
Ads promoting this app on Google, from the public Ads Transparency Center. Last seen running 9 Oct 2026 (3 days ago).
- Unique ads
- 2
- Advertisers
- 1
- First shown
- 1 Jun 2026
- Countries
- 128
Video
Video
Formats
Top countries
+120 more countries
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Install history
exact counter from Google PlayInstalls per day · last 90 days
Change timeline
1 changes- Permissions+ read your contacts+ read your text messages (SMS or MMS)+ receive text messages (MMS)+ receive text messages (SMS)+ send SMS messages+ edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)+ directly call phone numbers+ read phone status and identity+ read the contents of your USB storage+ modify or delete the contents of your USB storage+ view network connections+ full network access+ run at startup+ draw over other apps+ control vibration+ prevent device from sleeping+ Google Play license check+ receive data from Internet
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 10 OctMost downloads likely come from 🇺🇸 United States (~100%).
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 10 Oct| Chart | Country | Rank | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trending · Communication | US | #168 | — |
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 Location, Contacts, and Device or other IDs
- Data is not encrypted
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
21 in 7 groupsWhat this app can do with your phone
- See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emails
- 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
- Change or delete text messages (SMS and MMS) stored on your phone
ContactsSensitive1
Access to the contacts saved on your phone
- See every contact saved on your phone, including names, numbers and emailsread your contacts ·
READ_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
Photos/Media/FilesSensitive2
Access to photos, videos, music and other files stored on your device
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
StorageSensitive2
Access to files, photos and media saved on your phone's storage
- Read photos, videos, and other files saved in your phone's shared storageread the contents of your USB storage ·
READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE - Add, change or delete photos, videos and other files in your phone's storagemodify or delete the contents of your USB storage ·
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
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
OtherSensitive8
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 - 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 - 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
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
Full description
What's new
A smoother and more reliable messaging experience.
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