A great replacement Android text messaging app for stock SMS text messaging. It is secure with maximum privacy protection.

Best SMS app with ultimate message customization
Send SMS from any system/device with ‘Anywhere’
Cloud backup – never worry about long texts
Reliable guard to protect texts
Lots of emojis and gifs stickers to choose from
Support for Android Wear devices (depending on phone app)
Group or bulk text to send a message to multiple recipients
Support for foldables like Samsung fold
Support for most Android versions (4.4 to 13 beta) and Lineage OS 19
Dual SIM support

Security

For each version released, it will be scanned with *VirualTotal* over 60 mainstream antivirus engines to ensure it is safe. Protecting data privacy is our top priority.

Personalization of messaging

The Messenger Theme Store offers over 200 themes to choose from, with new themes updated weekly.
You can customize text messages, message fonts, stickers, colors, ringtones, LED colors, vibration patterns, and more.

Handcent Anywhere – best private texting on computer and tablet.

Cross-platform SMS sending on all systems and devices, unique and unique in the market. Windows Mac OS Linux iOS Android computers, tablets and smartwatches all have their own separate apps. You can text wherever you are without the phone.
Go to aw.handcent.com and start chatting and messaging. Group text is also supported for you to easily text

Wear OS support

Receive and reply to messages on all your Android based smartwatches as well as features like voice to text etc.
Supports Wear OS Galaxy Watch 4 3 and 2 active with Tizen OS 5.5 and square and round watches

Need to work with phone app not work as standalone app

SMS

MMS is fast and stable and can receive all kinds of MMS messages. We can also share full size multimedia with MMS plus.
Share multimedia messages with your friends. MMS plus can act as an Android text messaging media downloader to save media files to our private cloud server.

Contextual text

Quick reply text messages in a pop-up window.
Handcent Next SMS text messaging app has a new look.

Private box

A totally encrypted text message box that can only be opened by a one-time password. All texts in the private box can only be viewed by yourself. The best way to protect yourself when messaging and texting.

SMS Backup

Never worry about losing your texts or messages with our backup service. Restore all your private messages (SMS/MMS) and settings when you switch phones or reset your phone.

Look for

You can search text messages by time message type etc.
All SMS messages with text are searchable

SMS blocker/blacklist

Block all unwanted or unwanted SMS and MMS messages in our private Android text messaging app.

Spam filter

Automatically filter and block potential spam

Scheduled task

Schedule SMS and messages to send at a given time.

emoji

You will love the animated emojis which also comply with the new emoji standard.

Stickers

Now integrated with Giphy. You can send messages with stickers using quick search. Handcent is the best sms messenger with stickers.

Driving mode

To read texts or mute audio while driving to ensure driving safety with Android Auto support

text to talk

Read texts aloud with support for repeated reminders

Sticky on top

Handcent Next SMS Messenger pins your private contacts according to your SMS and MMS needs.

Underneath are a ton of messaging improvements.
Group Messaging Chat: Create a group with friends/contacts. All contacts will receive the message when texting. Send bulk text messages with stickers to all group members. You will love simple group and mass SMS and MMS messaging.

Other free features: Bulk Mass SMS & MMS group text text snippets and etc. to improve your productivity