# No Texting While Driving!

> Stay focused with auto-reply & message reader. Autorespnder.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smalltalkapps.textdrive](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smalltalkapps.textdrive)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.smalltalkapps.textdrive`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** SmallTalk Apps
- **Category:** TOOLS
- **Downloads:** 115,444
- **Rating:** 3.66 / 5 (1,282 ratings)
- **Version:** Phoenix
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-17
- **First published:** 2014-10-01
- **Publisher country:** IL
- **Size:** 9.56 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-15
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.smalltalkapps.textdrive)
- **Website:** [https://notextingwhiledriving.info](https://notextingwhiledriving.info/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/textdrive-privacy/c437dc1f-7061-408d-aef2-b033163d80e1/privacy](https://doc-hosting.flycricket.io/textdrive-privacy/c437dc1f-7061-408d-aef2-b033163d80e1/privacy)

## Description

Stay focused on the road with TextDrive, your auto-reply and message reader. It turns your phone into a smart Text Answering Machine so you can stay connected without taking your eyes off the road. TextDrive supports SMS, RCS, WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, and more, and reads messages aloud with an advanced text-to-speech engine.

Key features include personalized auto-replies, intelligent selective filters, hands-free background operation, multi-language TTS, and optional Bluetooth activation for car integration. Drive safer, arrive faster, and keep your professional and personal connections intact.

## Rankings

- #207,363 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADVERTISE`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT`
- `android.permission.BLUETOOTH_SCAN`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SPECIAL_USE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.READ_CONTACTS`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_SMS`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_COMPANION_START_FOREGROUND_SERVICES_FROM_BACKGROUND`
- `android.permission.REQUEST_IGNORE_BATTERY_OPTIMIZATIONS`
- `android.permission.SEND_SMS`
- `android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `android.permission.WRITE_SMS`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `com.smalltalkapps.textdrive.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

Users consistently praise No Texting While Driving! for ease of use, voice-reading messages, and customizable auto-replies that help drivers stay focused. However, recurring downsides include an ad-heavy monetization model with unclear pricing and subscription requirements, and reliability problems after updates. Overall, the app is valued for usability and safety, but experiences are mixed due to monetization practices and stability concerns.

### Pros

- Easy to use and user-friendly.
- Reads incoming messages aloud and supports customizable auto-replies.
- Helps keep you focused on the road by blocking or reducing texting.
- Good customer support and quick responses.
- Long-standing app that many users rely on over the years.

### Cons

- Ad-heavy experience with intrusive ads and a subscription model to remove them, with pricing not upfront and issues restoring purchases.
- Reliability issues: not always functioning, especially after updates, with auto-replies sometimes failing.
- Pricing and monetization confusion: discovering a subscription requirement after download and difficulty understanding costs.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.smalltalkapps.textdrive)