Handcent Next SMS messenger

Contains adsIn-app purchases
4.5
66.6K reviews
1M+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Upgrade your messaging experience. Enjoy unlimited customization, cloud backup, MMS Plus , upmost privacy, and texting on PC and tablet. Our app is the perfect alternative to your stock SMS text messenger and Verizon Messages+

Secure and private messenger
Best SMS app with personalization
Encrypted chat - Reliable guard to keep texts safe
Texting from any system/device with 'Anywhere'
Cloud backup - never worry about long texts again
Built-in chatGPT support
Lots of Stickers, emojis, and gifs to choose from
Wear OS device support(Dependent on phone app)
Group or mass text to send a message to multiple recipients
Support for foldables, like Samsung fold
Support for most android version (4.4 to 13) and Lineage OS 19
Dual SIM support

Security


For every update, it'll be scanned with *VirualTotal* 60+ mainstream anti-virus engines to make sure it's safe. Protecting data privacy is our top priority.
Conversations now can be encrypted as per your need

Messenger Customization


The theme store offers over 200 themes to choose from with new ones updated weekly.
You can personalize text messages, fonts, stickers, colors, ringtones, LED colors, vibration patterns, etc.

Handcent Anywhere - best private texting on computer and tablet.


Cross-platform texting on all systems and device. Windows, Mac OS, Linux, iOS, android, computers, tablets, and smartwatches all have their own separate apps. You can send texts anywhere without the phone.
Go to aw.handcent.com and start chatting & messaging. Group text is also supported

Wear OS


Receive and reply messages on all android-based smartwatches, along with the features like voice to text, etc.
Support Wear OS , Galaxy Watch series with Tizen and both square and round watches

Need to work with the phone app, doesn't work as a standalone app

MMS


MMS is fast and stable, can receive all kinds of MMS messages and also share full-size multimedia with MMS plus.
Share multimedia messages with your friends. MMS plus can act as a multimedia android text messaging downloader, save multimedia files on our private cloud server.

Pop up text


Quick reply text messages within a pop up window.

Private Box


An encrypted text message box that can only be opened by unique passcode. Texts in private box can only be viewed by yourself.

SMS Backup


Never worry about losing your texts or messages with our backup service. Restore all your private messages (SMS / MMS) and settings when you switch to a new phone or reset your phone.


Search


You can search text messages by time, message type and etc.
All SMS messages with text are searchable

SMS Blocker/Blacklisting


Block all unwanted or spam SMS & MMS messages in our private android text messaging app.

Spam filter


Automatically filter and block potential spam messages

Scheduled Task


Schedule texts to be sent at a given time.

Emoji


You will love animated emojis that also comply with the newest emoji standard.

Stickers


Now integrated with Giphy. You can send messages with stickers by using quick search.

Drive mode


To read texts or mute during drive to ensure driving safety with Android Auto support

Text to Speech


Read texts out loud with support for repeated reminder

Sticky on top


Pin your private contacts on top for quicker access

Other improvements.
Built-in ChatGPT to let you talk to AI as a conversation thread
Group Messaging Chat: Create a group with friends/contacts, all contacts will receive the message while texting. Send mass text messages with stickers to all members of the group.

Other free features: Bulk Mass SMS & MMS, group text, text snippets and etc. to improve your productivity

If you encounter any problems or need help with our app, please reach us at [email protected]. We will provide detailed help in a timely manner.
Updated on
Nov 20, 2024

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
This app may share these data types with third parties
Device or other IDs
This app may collect these data types
Messages and Contacts
Data is encrypted in transit
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.5
65.8K reviews
Tricia Kaster
November 20, 2024
I really like this app. It has the features that I liked and used with my old texting app before it was discontinued. It's easy to use. The themes are fun. The only thing I have trouble with is the scheduling feature. It takes 3-4 tries before I schedule a text. I'd like to be able to click the + sign, add names, paste the link, add text, click schedule to add date/time and send. The current config is a little awkward for me. Maybe it's just me. Anyhow, this is a great texting app.
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Handcent
November 21, 2024
Thank you for your kind review and support. If there are any issues or suggestions please contact us at [email protected]. Love from Handcent - the best free messenger app with group text message, stickers & private texting.
Hayli Benson
November 15, 2024
I really like this app. It's very similar to Messager+ that has been discontinued by Verizon. I love how I can customize a lot of different items. However, it's not fun to finally get a personalization that you like to have it changed when you pick a themed background. I didn't know this when I started. I like that I can pick my unique color with the RGB bars. Adding a feature that allows you to enter a number to get the color you want would be nice & a little easier to match certain settings.
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Handcent
November 18, 2024
Thank you for your kind review and support. If there are any issues or suggestions please contact us at [email protected]. Love from Handcent - the best free messenger app with group text message, stickers & private texting.
Tami Brangham
November 26, 2024
It always takes a minute to get used to a new texting app and I reached out to customer service via email to ask some questions on things I couldn't figure out. They were very responsive, friendly and helpful. They gave me instructions on how to choose certain settings to optimize the app. Everything was fixed including turning off the RCS setting I had enabled during use of a different app. That helped a lot in receiving message from ppl who have RCS. I love this app!
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Handcent
November 27, 2024
Thank you for your kind review and support. If there are any issues or suggestions please contact us at [email protected]. Love from Handcent - the best free messenger app with group text message, stickers & private texting.

What's new

Improved the group chat support .