# Messages: SMS Text App > Fast SMS app with spam block, backup, themes & private chats Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.chatly.messages](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.chatly.messages) ## Overview - **ID:** `com.chatly.messages` - **Platform:** Android - **Type:** Android app - **Status:** Available - **Publisher:** Happy Apps Studio Inc - **Category:** COMMUNICATION - **Downloads:** 21,225 - **Version:** 12.0.0 - **Last updated:** 2026-09-01 - **First published:** 2026-07-13 - **Publisher country:** IN - **Size:** 14 MB - **Data as of:** 2026-09-07 - **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chatly.messages) - **Website:** [https://happyappsstudioinc.blogspot.com](https://happyappsstudioinc.blogspot.com/) - **Privacy policy:** [https://happyappsstudioinc.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html](https://happyappsstudioinc.blogspot.com/p/privacy-policy.html) ## Description Meet a faster, cleaner texting app. This modern SMS and MMS app replaces your default messaging app and puts you back in control of your text messages — no clutter, no confusion.

Tired of spam? Take back your inbox. Powerful spam blocking and SMS blocker tools help stop unwanted texts, robotexts, and junk messages so your conversations stay clean.

- SPAM BLOCKING & PROTECTION
Block spam texts and unwanted senders, filter junk, and keep scammers out of your inbox with built-in SMS blocking.

- PRIVATE & LOCKED CHATS
Lock private conversations with an app lock or PIN. A simple message lock keeps your private messages safe on a shared or lost phone.

- CUSTOMIZE EVERYTHING
Dark mode, themes, colors, fonts, and chat bubbles. Customize text messages per contact and make them truly yours.

- SCHEDULE TEXT MESSAGES
Write now, send later. Schedule text messages for birthdays, reminders, or the right moment.

- SMS BACKUP & RESTORE
Fast SMS backup and restore — never lose your text messages when switching phones.

📞 Call Manager: Automatically shows quick actions after calls end - send messages, add reminders, create contacts. Uses phone state permission ONLY to detect call end events. No call logs, no data collection.

EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT FROM SMS/MMS:

- Group text and group messaging
- Multimedia messages: photos, video, and audio (MMS)
- Quick reply from notifications
- Custom notifications per contact
- Search your messages
- Pin and archive conversations
- Dual SIM messages: send from either SIM
- Fast, lightweight, and reliable

WHY THIS SMS APP?
SMS just works — on any phone, anywhere, even without internet or data. This texting app keeps things simple and universal while giving you the control, privacy, and customization a default SMS app should have.

YOUR PRIVACY MATTERS
Your messages stay on your device. We ask only for the permissions this app needs to work as your SMS app, and we never sell your data.

Note: This app is a default SMS handler and must be set as your default messaging app to send and receive texts.

Download now and make texting fast, private, and yours again.

Privacy and Permission Information

Messages uses SMS, MMS, contacts, notification and storage-related permissions only to support core messaging features such as sending, receiving, displaying, organizing, backing up, restoring, importing, exporting and managing messages.

Messages is an independent SMS/MMS messaging app and is not affiliated with Google, Android, mobile carriers or any third-party messaging service. ## Rankings - #422,711 — Overall ## Permissions and access ### Permissions - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION` - `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS` - `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE` - `android.permission.CALL_PHONE` - `android.permission.INTERNET` - `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS` - `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS` - `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE` - `android.permission.READ_SMS` - `android.permission.READ_SYNC_SETTINGS` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS` - `android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS` - `android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM` - `android.permission.SEND_SMS` - `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW` - `android.permission.USE_FINGERPRINT` - `android.permission.VIBRATE` - `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK` - `android.permission.WRITE_CONTACTS` - `android.permission.WRITE_SMS` - `android.provider.Telephony.SMS_RECEIVED` - `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE` - `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE` - `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID` - `org.fossify.android.permission.WRITE_GLOBAL_SETTINGS` ## Similar extensions and apps - [Messages: SMS Text Messenger](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sms.text.messages.smsmessenger) — 5,426 users, 4.18 / 5 - [Messages App: SMS Messenger](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.messages.app.sms.messenger) — 30,156 users, 3.88 / 5 - [Messages SMS App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.messages.sms.app.messagesmsapp) — 61 users - [Messages SMS: Text & Chat](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.messages.app.vk) — 574,886 users, 4.26 / 5 - [Messages: SMS Message Text App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/messages.sms.text.chat.messanger.app) — 4,532,161 users, 4.01 / 5 - [Messages SMS – Text & Chat](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.messenger.messages.sms.textsmsapp) — 141,248 users - [Messages:Text App SMS Message](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.om.messages) — 12,586 users, 3.33 / 5 - [Messages: SMS Text Messenger](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.messages.sms.messenger.app) — 22,703 users, 3.67 / 5 - [Messages: SMS Texting Home App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.sms.textmessages.messanger.mesaje.chat.livetext) — 9,332 users, 3.17 / 5 - [Messages: SMS Text Messenger](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.texting.sms.messaging_app) — 9,434 users - [SMS Messages: Messaging App](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.tripixinfotech.smsmessenger) — 4,942 users - [Messages: SMS Text Messenger](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.texting.sms.messagingmeapps) — 55 users --- Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.chatly.messages)