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Open source QKSMS gets updated for first time in 2 years
August 18, 2025
QKSMSis an Android SMS app available in theGoogle Play Store. Although it made our list of thetop-ten texting apps for Android, the app has been dormant for nearly two years. Now, the main developer issued a huge update to the app and promised to reboot new development.
Moez, the primary developer of QKSMS, used his verified Reddit account to break the news on/r/Androidtoday. According to Moez, QKSMS has been reworked from the ground up making it faster, more stable, and giving it some new features.
The notable aspect of QKSMS that separates it from many other SMS apps on the Google Play Store is that it is completelyopen source. UsingGitHub, anyone can make changes, suggest edits, or even fork the app’s code to create a new app.PulseSMSis also open source, but most other SMS apps are proprietary.
While this new version of QKSMS fixes a lot of issues the app has had since its last update two years ago, that doesn’t mean that it is perfect. According to Moez, he plans to bring a lot more new features to the app over the next few months, including
Unfortunately, Moez has also removed some functions of the app “in an effort to minimize clutter.” He doesn’t clarify which settings were removed but appears to be open to bringing settings back if enough people ask for them. He has been very responsive inthe Reddit threadand seems eager to make QKSMS a powerful app to go up against its larger rivals.
Rumors abound thatGoogleis going to be bringing a lot more functionality to the built-in Android texting app Android Messages, includingRCS messaging, textingfrom the web, and more. It may also be completely revamping the app into something calledChat. If Google brings all these new features to stock Android, it might make third-party SMS apps a bit less popular.
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