Handcent smileys plugin (HC)

It's so rich in features, highly customisable. Very intuitive. I am back to sms texting instead of using WhatsApp. It is way ahead of the standard sms messaging app that comes with your android phone. It's will take you a bit of time to explore the features and customise it to suit you. Highly recommended. One feature they could add is pinning favourite messaging contacts to the top.

Updated emoji plug in today 10/12/19 and it is keeping my phone awake, as in it keeps it lit up all the time. I uninstalled it and then the emojis were no longer animated. To have the emojis animated I have to have the plug in, but that keeps the phone awake. I emailed the developers, hope this can be resolved quickly, it would be a shame to have to uninstall altogether because I've been using Handcent for years! This is on a samsung S7 running Nougat OS by the way. PLEASE FIX ASAP!

Anyone rating this negatively because they "can't find it after installing" should be ashamed. Literally the first line of the app's description says to apply it within application settings -> emoji ... that's all there is to be "found!" Works perfectly, best emojis available for handcent