Tag Archives: sms

When Apple announced plans to create their own messenger app, I got really excited. Then we learned the details and my excitement quickly dissipated. This was not going to be as groundbreaking as I and many others had hoped. And now, having had the chance to use it alongside WhatsApp, …

 One of my favourite little features in iPhone 4.0 is the inclusion of Messaging.app in the Spotlight Search, which lets me call up SMS conversations with specific contacts — sometimes with as little as two taps. Setup is very simple. Since my 10GB of music usually tend to knock …

iRealQuickSMS isn’t an easy name to say or remember, but you’ll want to learn it because it’s probably the best jailbreak SMS app on the market to date. iRQSMS looks like a default SMS pop-up, but allows you the additional option of replying to or calling the person who texted …

[Jailbreak required] Tlert, like Elert, is a notification app for messages on the iPhone. With Tlert installed your text messages will no longer pop up in a big, obtrusive box, but rather as a cuddly little bubble (in the colour of your choice) on the top-left hand of the screen. …

Here’s a little combo that I’ve been using lately that lets me quickly text or call anyone from any iPhone screen. mQuickDo ($6.99) is essentially an app launcher, but it can also be used to bring up the volume dialogue with a simple on-screen gesture. iRealQuickSMS ($7.99) is a fantastic …

I’ve found another jailbreak gem! As I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I’m relatively new to the iPhone jailbreaking world, and am constantly hearing about or finding new jailbreak apps that are just amazing. This time, it’s a little app called Tlert. Tlert ties in with the existing Messages app …

I’ve read a number of reports that the latest iPhone firmware update (1.1.3) is causing SMS text messaging problems for some users. In a thread on Apple’s support site, there are more than 200 replied regarding this issue. Apple has posted a document acknowledging the problem, but has not gone …