{"package_name":"net.kourlas.voipms_sms","name":"VoIP.ms SMS","summary":"Popular Android messaging app for VoIP.ms, a Canadian VoIP provider","category":"Phone & SMS","icon_url":"/api/icon/net.kourlas.voipms_sms","latest_version_code":153,"latest_version_name":"0.6.32-fdroid","apk_url":"/api/apk/net.kourlas.voipms_sms","apk_size":10976052,"apk_sha256":"88363105eea34e0e27bd99e5571f9d377b9c404c12f583189d50d6d459137ee0","source_kind":"fdroid-repo","repo_slug":"fdroid-main","last_updated":1779371404,"release_timestamp":1738609959,"description":"<b>Overview</b>\n<p>VoIP.ms SMS is an Android messaging app for VoIP.ms that seeks to replicate the aesthetic of <a href=\"https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.messaging\">Google&#39;s official SMS app</a>.</p>\n<b>Features</b>\n• Material design\n• Push notifications (if using the Google Play version of the app)\n• Synchronization with device contacts\n• Message search\n• Comprehensive support for synchronization with VoIP.ms\n• Completely free\n</ul>\n<b>Rationale</b>\n<p>A number of people use VoIP.ms as a cheaper alternative to subscribing to a voice plan for their mobile devices.</p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this can make sending text messages rather difficult, as the <a href=\"https://voip.ms/m/sms.php\">VoIP.ms SMS Message Center</a> is clearly built as a diagnostic tool for use in desktop browsers, not as an easy way to send and receive messages on a mobile device.</p>\n<p>VoIP.ms does provide a <a href=\"https://sms.voip.ms/\">mobile version</a> of this interface with an improved UI, but it still lacks important features that are only possible with a dedicated app.</p>\n<b>Installation</b>\n<p>The standard version of the app uses closed-source Firebase libraries to support push notifications and facilitate crash reporting and analytics, among other purposes. A version of the application that is completely open source is available from F-Droid.</p>\n<p>Both versions are available from the <a href=\"https://github.com/michaelkourlas/voipms-sms-client/releases\">Releases section</a> of the GitHub repository.</p>\n<b>Documentation</b>\n<p>The app&#39;s documentation is available in the <a href=\"https://github.com/michaelkourlas/voipms-sms-client/blob/master/HELP.md\">HELP.md file</a>.</p>\n<b>License</b>\n<p>VoIP.ms SMS is licensed under the <a href=\"http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0\">Apache License 2.0</a>.</p>\n","categories":["Phone & SMS"]}