Also note: you can’t replace iMessage with Messenger as your default SMS app on iPhone. If you’re connected to wi-fi, but not LTE, you will only be able to send Facebook messages - not SMS texts.

If you are a newbie to Textra, you may never find the schedule. Unfortunately, the feature is missing in Android Messages.

This happens when you search for somebody, as the results will show the person’s Facebook profile and phone number as two separate contacts - and the Facebook profile is always first. Thankfully, Textra is one such amazing app that lets you do that. And conveniently, you don’t need a Facebook account to use Messenger.Ĭons: When texting, the app subtly encourages you to send a Facebook Message instead of an SMS. The coolest iMessage-like feature is Games, where you can play games like Pac-Man and Space Invaders in the Messenger app. You can send stickers, GIFs and emojis using a convenient search function, and there’s a wi-fi video and voice calling feature that works well. To other people, your texts will appear in their standard texting app. Pros: You can make Messenger your default SMS app, and it works pretty similarly to iMessage.

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