matrix-sms-bridge
Matrix bridge, that allows you to bridge matrix rooms to SMS with one telephone number only. (by benkuly)
QKSMS
The most beautiful SMS messenger for Android (by moezbhatti)
| matrix-sms-bridge | QKSMS | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 56 | |
| 76 | 4,460 | |
| - | - | |
| 5.9 | 0.0 | |
| 7 months ago | over 1 year ago | |
| Kotlin | Kotlin | |
| GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 | GNU General Public License v3.0 only |
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matrix-sms-bridge
Posts with mentions or reviews of matrix-sms-bridge.
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and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-06-09.
- SMS/MMS from self hosted web site
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A FOSS Degoogled SMS & Phone Call Syncing with other devices
There's also https://github.com/benkuly/matrix-sms-bridge which works with this android SMS server. Both were updated in the last 2 months but I never tried them (As I use JMP.chat personally and I use my SIM card for data only)
QKSMS
Posts with mentions or reviews of QKSMS.
We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives
and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-10-30.
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Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year
Third-party SMS and MMS messaging apps already exist on Android, such as QKSMS,[1] Simple SMS Messenger,[2] and a large number of proprietary apps. There isn't a shred of evidence that these non-default SMS/MMS apps increase spam to any measurable extent compared to SMS/MMS apps that are preinstalled on phones.
[1] QKSMS: https://github.com/moezbhatti/qksms
[2] Simple SMS Messenger: https://github.com/SimpleMobileTools/Simple-SMS-Messenger
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replacing stock apps with FOSS alternatives..
Alternatives: Connect You, Koler, QKSMS
- Google is about to make life more difficult for custom ROM fans
- What is your favorite app that doesn't have a good open source alternative?
- Trouble setting conversation title (of group messages)
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All my Open Source App Alternatives
Try QKSMS it is more visually pleasing.
- Signal is dropping SMS support and both QKSMS and Silence are no longer maintained. Is there a good, open source alternative? Preferably that encrypts your texts locally and allows for backups?
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QKSMS unable to attach audio file?
I have just added a feature request "add support for audio file attachments" at https://github.com/moezbhatti/qksms/issues/1921
- Access to QKSMS
- What SMS apps are you using?
What are some alternatives?
When comparing matrix-sms-bridge and QKSMS you can also consider the following projects:
SmsMatrix - A simple SMS <--> Matrix bridge.
Simple-SMS-Messenger - An easy and quick way of managing SMS and MMS messages without ads.