One of the most commonly-requested features we’ve seen from serious Android fans is some kind of unified messaging app. A service that brings together all the ways to talk to other people. An app that acts as a one-stop-shop for SMS, MMS, Google Voice, and Google Talk. Considering how flexible Android is, we’re mystified that it doesn’t already exist. We spoke to developer ShortFuse. The creator of SuperOneClick wants to make “the best, most popular short messaging app available.” His approach to development ...

For quite some time now, Apple has been enjoying an advantage over Android when it comes to mobile messaging. When iMessage was made available, no matter how flawed the service was then and probably is even now, it was welcomed by iOS users. The reason for this being the fact that with iMessage, you can practically communicate with your contacts through text messaging using your iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and of course your Mac. Best of all, SMS can be ...

One major difference between a feature phone and smartphone is that the latter is capable of using messaging apps which are a lot more functional and feature rich when compared to the default stock app that comes with the Android OS. The stock messaging apps in general, are pretty basic and don't offer anything more than just sending, receiving, replying and reading SMSes. Another issue is that more often than not, you’re stuck with the same boring theme or skin that comes with stock app. ...

When it comes to texting, the default Android app is… adequate. That’s about the best that can be said for it. The default messaging app does the job of sending bits of written text back and forth between you and your friends, but… it doesn’t do really well. If Steve Jobs has ever taught us anything, it’s that user interface is hugely important. The stock messenger is decent, but its UI ...

The default Android messaging app is a pretty useful app but that doesn’t mean that there’s no more room for alternative, third-party apps. In fact, developers know that Android users would clamor for apps with more advanced messaging features as is evident by the plethora of messaging apps available on the Android Market. One particular messaging app for Android which caught our attention was Zlango which describes itself as a free icon messaging app. Zlango makes messaging on Android a fun ...