QKSMS VS Silence.im

Third-party SMS and MMS messaging apps already exist on Android, such as QKSMS,[1] Simple SMS Messenger,[2] and a large number of proprietary apps. There isn't a shred of evidence that these non-default SMS/MMS apps increase spam to any measurable extent compared to SMS/MMS apps that are preinstalled on phones. [1] QKSMS: https://github.com/moezbhatti/qksms. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

Try QKSMS it is more visually pleasing. Source: about 1 year ago

The current version has not been updated since 2021 (2+ years ago). Source: about 1 year ago

I installed this custom kernel ROM¹, disabled google services through Settings > K Settings² > Disable Google Services, rebooted phone³ and then uninstalled every google package via UAD. I use QKSMS [Github | F-Droid] now and everything works fine. Source: over 1 year ago

I'm thinking of switching to something like QKSMS as my default, because it looks less annoying than the stock one. However, if there are any apps that allow encrypted messages between registered users (like the old Signal) while also supporting SMS to non-registered users, then I think that would be the ideal option. Source: over 1 year ago

I would like to use Silence to encrypt my SMS, but the app isn't updated and doesn't support arm64 (I have a Pixel 7). Source: 11 months ago

LOL, I had in mind a more E2E sms solution. I saw this in Fdroid but have not experimented with it. But it might be the low bar my contacts can accept to stay in touch with me. Source: 11 months ago

Maybe https://silence.im/ ? But the latest release was 4 years ago. Source: 12 months ago

My first answer was https://silence.im/. However it seems to be semi abandoned and unmaintained. Source: about 1 year ago

I have yet to find anything roughly compatable that also seems to be in active development. Slience looks like it but doesnt seem to be really active at all. Source: about 1 year ago