{"id":1347,"date":"2018-12-19T11:34:21","date_gmt":"2018-12-19T11:34:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trackmyphones.com\/b\/?p=1347"},"modified":"2019-02-20T06:21:47","modified_gmt":"2019-02-20T06:21:47","slug":"top-sms-apps-in-android-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trackmyphones.com\/b\/top-sms-apps-in-android-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"Top SMS Apps in Android Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the reports TrackMyPhones.com has, below are the list of top SMS applications as on December 2018.<\/p>\n<p>With subsequent hacking of Google Plus by an app which used SMS to hack Google+ and get all details of users, Google has now made it difficult for other apps to read SMS. Only app which users select as default messaging app can read SMS. These policies will imposed strictly from Jan 2018 by Google Play on app developers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/trackmyphones.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chart.jpeg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/trackmyphones.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chart-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trackmyphones.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chart-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/trackmyphones.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chart-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/trackmyphones.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chart-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/trackmyphones.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chart-800x533.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/trackmyphones.com\/b\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/chart.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Default Android messaging app still enjoys the most with 37% of the share. Fb Messenger App is distinct second with 18%. And Truecaller is 3rd 10.5%.<\/p>\n<p>Top SMS apps:<br \/>\n1. Messages<br \/>\n2. FB Messenger \u2013 Text and Video Chat for Free<br \/>\n3. Truecaller<br \/>\n4. Verizon Messages<br \/>\n5. HTC Messages<br \/>\n6. GO SMS Pro &#8211; Messenger, Free Themes, Emoji<br \/>\n7. Others <\/p>\n<p>These stats are collected from samples from TrackMyPhones Apps which users themselves agree to provide. <\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_1347\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"1347\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/trackmyphones.com\/b\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the reports TrackMyPhones.com has, below are the list of top SMS applications as on December 2018. With subsequent hacking of Google Plus by an app which used SMS to hack Google+ and get all details of users, Google has now made it difficult for other apps to read SMS. 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