July 3, 2013

Happy 2nd Birthday, mysms!

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It’s mysms’ 2nd Birthday – Time to celebrate! A lot has changed during the last two years and we are very proud of what we have achieved so far. But this wouldn’t have been possible without you, the best users in the world. Thanks so much for your support!

mysms birthday cake

self-made mysms birthday cake

When we started out 2 years ago, our goal was to make communication easier and more productive. Now, nearly a million users later, people have used mysms all around the world to enhance their everyday life. They’ve used our apps to say hello with a picture from the latest holidays, to save and manage their favorite messages and for the day-to-day communication with their beloved ones in between. To demonstrate how mysms makes your life easier, we launched a new video yesterday:

 

In addition to you, our users, a great team and awesome apps shaped the last year. The number of team members has doubled and we’ve launched so many new apps with a bunch of great features. Here’s our current mysms team that’s constantly trying to make your texting life even better:

mysms team

mysms team

Presents are mostly related to birthdays and we have one for you too: As a big thank you, we provide all of our mysms themes for free from now. You can choose from a variety of different themes in the Google Play Store:

Get to know how to make use of them here.

 

It’s incredible how fast the last year has gone and how much has changed in a positive way. We’re really looking forward to an amazing upcoming time!

June 27, 2013

[quick tip] Add numbers to your blacklist

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Would you like to block messages from a certain person or exclude a specific number from syncing? With the latest update for Android phone we implemented the feature to add numbers to the blacklist.

How to blacklist numbers

How to blacklist numbers

As mentioned above it’s possible to block messages from a recipient completely. Please be aware that consequently these messages won’t show up on any device and even not in your stock texting app. The second option is to exclude a number from synching. That means that messages from this number are still visible on your phone, but not on your other devices. You probably want to use it for texts that contain sensitive data like PIN codes.

 

There are two ways to add or remove numbers from this blacklist:

  • If you have an existing conversation of the number you want to blacklist, open the conversation overview and longpress on the conversation. Now open the context menu and tap on “Add to blacklist”. After you choose one of the two options “Not synced” or “Blocked” the number will be successfully added to your list.
  • Another possibility is to open the mysms settings. There you’ll find the submenu “Blacklist”, where you’re additionally able to add any number you like or choose one from the phone book. Moreover there you can also check which numbers you’ve added, and which option you have chosen.
  • Removing numbers from the list works in the same way: Longpress on a conversation or the number in the blacklist and simply delete it.

This is another option how mysms can help you to manage your texts the way you want. Do you like it? Let us know in the comments!

 

(Update 10/14/2013: Please note that it’s only possible to blacklist non-mysms users at the moment. This feature will be added with the next updates.)

June 20, 2013

Give mysms a wooden look (Android phone)

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Can you remember the theme voting we had a few weeks ago? The Chrome theme won, closely followed by the wooden theme. Some of you wished the Wooden Theme to be implemented as well, therefore it’s time to announce this news: mysms – Wooden Theme is available in the Google Play Store.

Personalize your mysms app

Personalize your mysms app

The use of the wooden theme is another great possibility to personalize your mysms app. It let’s your mysms app shine in a picturesque look on your Android phone. AND it is for FREE 🙂

 

We assume you know it already, but we’ve got other great looking themes for your Android phone:

 

As a reminder, here’s how to use the themes:

  • Click on Menu to open the mysms settings
  • Choose the submenu “Theme” (under “other settings”)
  • Select “Find more themes” to open the available mysms themes in the Google Play Store
  • Install your favorite one
  • Go back to mysms and open the submenu “Theme” again
  • Now you can choose from the themes you’ve downloaded recently

 

Download it from this link and let us know what you think in the store reviews!

June 4, 2013

mysms for Windows 7/XP comes with new features!

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Are you using Windows 7 or Windows XP? In this case you might have been longing for this news: Now the time has come for our major update for mysms desktop app for Windows 7/XP! We’ve improved the performance and cool new features are waiting for you.

Discover the new features!

Discover the new features!

A short note before we start introducing the new features: All settings can be found by right-clicking on the mysms icon in the system tray or by clicking on the cogwheel within the app.

 

Appearance on taskbar

Using the mysms app on your Windows 7/XP PC has become more intuitive and adaptable: To have mysms always right at hand, we would recommend to “run mysms on Windows startup”. Once the app gets started on your computer, the app will remain open in the taskbar per default. This setting is changeable now, so you can also choose to only show the app in the system tray. Moreover, click once on the icon in the tray to show your notifications or double-click to open the app. In case you don’t want mysms to run in the background, right-click on the mysms icon in the system tray and choose “Quit”.

 

Stay up-to-date with the popup notification

mysms informs you about incoming messages on your desktop via native notifications (tab “Settings” – “Notifications”). You got to know this feature from the previous version, but there are some new options available. You can delete and mark messages as read directly via the popup or click on it to open the conversation.
And the greatest news for some of you: We’ve implemented an option to enable the privacy mode for the popup, meaning that it won’t show the content of your incoming messages in the notification.

 

Discover the extended notification settings

Getting notified via the popup is not enough for you? In addition you can choose from various ringtones and set them separately for single and group messages – so you know immediately which kind of message you received. In case you don’t like multiple sound notifications or don’t want to receive them when the app is open, there’s also an option available for that.

 

Sending and receiving texts on your Windows PC is much more fun now, so it’s time to give it a try. You can download mysms for Windows 7/XP FOR FREE directly from our website.

 

 

May 23, 2013

[quick tip] We want to hear from you!

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Have you already discovered our feedback function within mysms? No matter if you want to leave praise or a request regarding your experience – get in touch with us. Let us show you how to do so!

Let us know what you think of mysms

Let us know what you think of mysms

Thumbs up!

Hopefully, everything is working smoothly and you’d like to tell others that mysms is simply awesome. However, we’re here to help if you’re experiencing an issue. In the mysms app for iPhone and iPad you’ll find the feedback button right at the top bar (thumbs up icon). The same feature is available for Android phone in the menu under “Feedback”.

 

When you tap on the feedback button, you have two different choices:

  • “Do you like mysms?”
    Awesome! Spread the word and tell your friends about mysms! We would really appreciate your 5 star rating in the Google Play or Apple App Store. In addition you can share your thoughts on Facebook, Twitter, Google+ or email.

 

  • “There is a problem…”
    That’s a pity, but we’re sure we will find a solution together with you. You can also check our FAQ’s or the threads on our feedback platform. If you contact us via email please keep in mind that we are only humans, so be a little patient. On weekdays you should receive feedback within 24 hours.

 

Also on the web and desktop app, you’ll find the option “Feedback” in the settings. You’re directed to our feedback platform, where you can also vote for new features.

 

Looking forward to hearing from you soon!